The TimesCCI NG 3.7 OfProduct: IndiaTOIHyderabadBS - Hyderabad,PubDate: 01-09-2019 Zone: Hyderabad 9/1/2019Edition: 1 Page: TOIHP17 User: abraham.gladsonCroppedTime: 08-31-2019 page 22:59 Color: CMYK Page: 17 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 TIMES SPORT 17 Sohil upstages Vishal confident CITY SPORT Diljith, Vishnu Gujarat & U Mumba Titans will make Coimbatore: Bengaluru's Sohil Shah to- knockouts ok the honours in the first race of the LGB Formula 4 class in the second round of the register victories [email protected] JK Tyre National Racing Championship here on Saturday. The MSport driver took TIMES NEWS NETWORK the way to lead 18-12 at the end of the opening half. Hyderabad: Goinginto the match with advantage of an acrimonious but sensa- The second half saw Fortunegiants maintain an unbeaten four-match tional battle between Vishnu Prasad, who Bengaluru: Gujarat Fortunegiants defeated their momentum as Bulls found it difficult to gain run, Telugu Titans were finished second and Kerala's TS Diljith, hosts Bengaluru Bulls 32-23 in the opening match any points with even the likes of Pawan Kumar expected to continue who came in third, to emerge the winner. of the Bengaluru leg of the Pro Kabaddi League at Sehrawat finding it tough to make an impact. their winning momen- After a delayed start due to technical the Sree Kanteerava indoor stadium on Saturday. Fortunegiants kept piling on the pressure on tum going against Pune- safety regulations, two privateers Manav It was Bulls who took the upper hand at the Bulls and took a 21-15 lead. The Bulls did try to ma- ri Paltan in the Pro Ka- Govt. High School, Bolarum (U-17) and Govt HS, Raj Bhavan (U-14), Dougall and Akshay Kapoor, both from start of the first half with captain Rohit Kumar gi- ke a spirited comeback, with captain Rohit redu- baddi League Season 7 winners of the 65th SGF Inter-school throwball tournament Delhi, found themselves at P1 and P2. Dil- ving his side a 4-2 lead with a couple of raid points. cing the deficit to three points at 18-21, but Fort- at Thyagaraj Sports Complex in New jith (Dark Don) and Vishnu (MSport) be- But Fortunegiants remained in the contest, equ- unegiants kept chipping away, not allowing the Delhi on Friday. The match went neck- gan at P3 and P4 and brought the race ali- alling the score at 5-5. The first ten minutes of the Bulls to build any momentum and led 23-20 with and-neck before Manjeet’s did the star Double for Bolarum school ve at the first corner itself, jumping into half remained neck-and-neck with no side taking just under seven minutes left on the clock. The turn with a super raid as the Pune out- Government High School, Trishul Park, Bolarum scored a the lead. a clear advantage. It was the Bulls, however, who hosts called for a time-out with the score reading fit won 34-27. double as they won U-17 and U-14 titles in the 65th Hyderabad Chennai's Vishnu Prasad veered to the went ahead subsequently, taking a 9-7 lead. A suc- 22-25 and four minutes left, but it proved futile as The surprising aspect of the match Inter-district throwball tournament-cum-selection trials. outside line and smartly overtook the cessful raid from More GB of Fortunegiants soon Fortunegiants held their nerve to prevail in the was the superb show by Titans defence Pragathi High School and Government High School, Raj Bhavan three racers head of him. But Diljith made made it 9-9. contest. In the second match of the evening, U led by former skipper Vishal Bhard- boys finished runners-up in U-17 and U-14 respectively. his move in the second lap, shooting past They then took the lead a 10-9 and carried it all Mumba beat Jaipur Pink Panthers 47-21. waj. Despite having the most expensive Vishnu to set up a tense dog-fight. Vishnu TOI player of the season, Siddharth Desai, Silver for Koushik chased Diljith relentlessly, forcing him in- it was Bhardwaj, who stood out with his Koushik Gopu, a 10th standard student of Hydera- to his first mistake in the 8th lap. performance as he scored a High 5 in bad Public School, won silver medal in 25-metre Sohil took advantage of their engaging the first half. pistol event of the XI South Zone shooting cham- tussle to jump into the lead. The 18-year old Speaking to TOI on Saturday, the 22- pionship in Kerala. He is coached by Sundar. showed nerves of steel to build on it and year-year old Vishal, who had comple- eventually win the race. ted 50 PKL matches recently, expressed In the JK Tyre Suzuki Gixxer Cup, Pu- confidence that team would make the ne's Tanay Gaikwad converted his pole po- knockouts. “Our start to the season was sition to a comfortable victory, beating last not on expected lines as we lost four round's winner Syed Muzammil Ali consecutive matches. But we have le- (Bangalore). Tanay clocked the fastest lap arnt from our mistakes and are playing time of 1:23.750 to mark his superiority on well now. Despite the defeat against Pu- the day. ne, we have been playing really well Results (Provisional): LGB Formula 4: Race I: 1 Sohil Shah now. Our first target is to make it to the 20:05.863; 2 TS Diljith 20:08.136; 3 Vishnu Prasad 20:08.263. knockouts and I’m confident we will Suzuki Gixxer Cup: Race I:1Tanay Gaikwad 10:07.050; 2 Syed achieve our goal,” Vishal, who has sco- Muzammil Ali 10:07.119; 3 Sidharth Sajan 10:15.558. red 42 points in 11matches so far this se- JK Tyre Novice Cup: Race I: 1Aaroh Ravindra 12:17.448; 2 Chi- ason, said. AP and Telangana girls team, winners of the CSICE carrom natio- rag Ghorpade 12:19.122; 3 Mohamed Ryan 12:19.620. Race II: 1 Vishal, who led the Titans in Season nal tournament Ryan 12:11.047; 2 Aaroh Ravindra 12:17.177; 3 Udbhav Goyal 6, defended star raider Desai, “Sidd- 12:20.106. harth is one of the best players in the Kumar Swamy, Aarthika best JK Tyre College Cup: Race I:1David Ryan 11:44.004; 2 Aman PKL and star raider in our team. He has G Kumar Swamy and P Aarthika were adjudged the best lifters Chaudhary 12:07.282; 3 Sai Prithvi S 12:10.876. already scored 80 points in 11 matches. in the boys and girls youth categories at the 6th Hyderabad Race II: 1David Ryan 10:22.369; 2 Chetan Surineni 10:33.006; 3 STOPPED IN HIS TRACKS: Bengaluru Bulls tackle Sachin of Gujarat Fortunegiants in their Pro Kabaddi League Hope he will continue his good form district weightlifting championship at LB Stadium. Kedin Akhil 10:44.975. PTI match at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday and win matches for us,” he said. Medallists: Boys: Youth: 49kg: P Ajay (109). 55kg: G Kumar Swamy (109). 67kg: Shakti Singh (106). 73kg: Rakesh (184). Juniors: 55kg: M Suoith Kumar (104). 61: Shyam Sunder (95). 67: Ishan (102). 73: Cliffs Of Navanth (104). 81: A Mahesh (161). 89: N Rahul (120). 96: Chaithanya (155). 61: M Corfe Castle, Wave Kishan (149). 81: G Rohith (130). Ace Ace Ace for Police Cup Girls: Youth: 45kg: P Aarthika (72). 49: S Pravalika (55). 55: V Nikithababy (47). 55: TIMES NEWS NETWORK 1. Explosive 56, R Ajinkya (1), 2. No Compromise 56, Asbar (5), 3. Red Capri fancied J Sitha (50). 59: K Seshasai (67). 74: M Pranavi (47). 71: Laxmi Prasana (57). Snaper 56, Kuldeep (8), 4.Tapatio 56, Akshay (3), 5. Alliston 54.5, Juniors: 49: Roshini Suresh (50). 59: A Archana (40). 64: TP Sruthi (45). 64: M Hyderabad: Ace Ace Ace is in top form and Umesh (4), 6. California Beauty 54.5, Sai Kumar (2), 7. Her Legacy Shailendra.Awasthi Rider impressive Sreeja (37). 71: MR Sandyarani (57). 81: Sri Ganani Prasava (57). +81: B Hribhmitha may complete a hat-trick by annexing the Po- 54.5, Suraj (6), 8. Kintsugi 54.5, Srinath (7). @timesgroup.com (60). +81: A Gayathri (45). lice Cup over 1400 metres, the main event at 1Tapatio, 2 Kintsugi, 3 Her Legacy TIMES NEWS NETWORK 1000M: Agni (Kiran N) 1-15, 800/58, 600/ races here on Sunday. False rails are up. First 6. Blue Max Plate (Div I) (Cat III, 5-Y-O & over rated 20-45) Mumbai: Pesi Shroff ’s gel- 43, 400/28.5, pleased. Tetra Rama (Aks- Visakh completes GPTCA course race starts at 1.15 pm. 1400M: 1. Humaaghar 60, Deepak S (6), 2. Golden Hope 58.5, Aks- ding Cliffs Of Capri appeals Hyderabad: Corfe Castle hay) 1-19, 800/1-3, 600/48, 400/33, in good Former national player and coach Visakh has 1. Red Chieftan Plate (Cat III, 3-Y-O & over rated 20-45) hay (12), 3. Human Touch 58.5, Kuldeep (2), 4. Elysian 58, R Ajinkya most among eight runners in and Wave Rider moved im- condition. Air Strike (Aneel) 1-13, 800/58, been awarded C-level certification by the ATP 2400M:1. Ashwa Arjun 60, G Singh (2), 2. Call Of The Blue 59.5, Aks- (4), 5. Princess Of Dreams 58, AA Vikrant (3), 6. Top Contender 57.5, the Southern Command Gold pressively when the horses 600/44, 400/30, good.