Armaan in Mumbai squad for KSCA tourney
MUMBAI: Seventeen-year-old batting sensation Armaan Jaffer has been drafted in the 18-member Mumbai squad for the Dr (Capt) K Thimmappiah Memorial Cricket (KSCA) tournament to be played at Bangalore and Mysore from July 22 to August 18.
JOSHI-BHUTA MAKE BADMINTON FINALS
Atharva Joshi and Siddharth Bhuta beat Aryan Ghosh and Skand Shanbhag in straight sets to reach the final of the 2nd Maharshtra State Dr Vijay Patil Sub-junior Badminton Selection Tournament on Wednesday. SEMIFINAL RESULTS: Boys U-13 doubles: Atharva Joshi/Siddharth Bhuta bt Aryan Ghosh/Skand Shanbhag 22-20, 22-20; Arya Thakore/Dhruv Thakore bt Dardhan Pujari/Shailesh Sigh 21-7, 21-17; Girls U-13 doubles: Riya Habbu/Sahnya Kulkarni bt Rucha Sawant/Tara Shah 12-21, 21-19, 21-18; Hrissha Dubvey/ Khushi Kumari bt Manasi Karekar/ Niyati Bist 21-5, 21-12.
SUCHDE ADVANCES TO FIFTH QUALIFYING ROUND
Siddharth Suchde and Sandeep Jangra registered easy wins to enter the men’s fifth qualifying round at the 73rd Senior National Squash Championship at Otters Club on Wednesday. RESULTS: Men: 4th Qualifying Rd: G Nandrajog bt Y Surti 11-2, 11-6, 11-4; HS Riar bt RK Choudhary 11-7, 11-6, 11-6; S Suchde bt A Thawani 11-4, 11-4, 11-4; RS Mann bt N Jangra 11-8, 11-3, 16-14; A Raghavan bt A Yadav 11-1, 11-3, 11-3; A Pradhan bt A Agarwal 11-9, 11-7, 11-4; S Jangra bt P Jain 11-8, 11-5, 11-6; A Adik bt YD Pandole 11-1, 13-15, 11-8, 11-6; Advait Adik bt Ajit Sharma 11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 12-10.