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The Malesh Narredu-trained Count Of Savoy bagged the Indian Association Of Equine Practitioners Trophy, the feature event of Sunday's evening card at the Mahalaxmi racetrack. Count Of Savoy, who was given a vigorous ride by jockey Neeraj Rawal, is owned by Ms Farida B Dubash & Mr Rustom H Vakil. The small six-horse field was closely bunched up all through, with Son Of A Gun showing way to Bellator, Giant Star and Count Of Savoy, with Successor and Flying Visit bringing up the rear. With two furlongs to go, Neeraj Rawal astride Count Of Savoy made a move on the inner rails even as Trevor Patel got Successor to the outer lane, and briefly it looked like Successor would overtake Count Of Savoy before crossing the wire. But the gutsy Count Of Savoy dug his heels in, helped by a forceful ride by Neeraj Rawal, and actually skipped away in the final yards to a deserving victory. Also Read: Horse racing: Christofle, Waikiki crowned champions in Shirke family silks The highlight of the day turned out to be the sensational winning debut of Jendayi (Gleneagles - Monasada), a got abroad filly from champion trainer Pesi Shroff's stables, who mercilessly thrashed her rivals, including the cramped-odds favourite Irish Gold. In the hands of rookie Haridas Gore Jendayi swept past the field to win by nine-and-a-half lengths to stop the clock at 1m:22.527s for the seven-furlong trip of the Race Of Hope Trophy, a race which was run in appreciation of the noble work being done by the Indian Cancer Society. Jockey Sandesh emerged as star performer on Sunday. He won three races--with Murwara Princess, Midsummer Star & Ultimo--to fortify his position at the top of the jockeys' table. Trevor Patel, his arch rival, also booted home two winners in Balenciaga and Ataash. Among trainers, SK Sunderji was the sole personal to score more than once. He saddled a brace with the Sandesh-ridden Midsummer Star & Ultimo. Also Read: Horse racing: Flying Visit stuns rivals in R N Kanga Trophy
27 March,2023 09:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Prakash GosaviRussian tennis star Daniil Medvedev is pretty impressed by the driving skills of Americans. The World No.5 says he finds driving in the United States a more pleasant experience than it is in some parts of Europe. After he beat Frances Tiafoe in the Indian Wells semi-final, Medvedev was asked how he feels about the United States and their culture. Medvedev, who became a Grand Slam champion after beating Novak Djokovic in the 2021 US Open final, replied: “So yeah, there are many things I like in the USA and for sure there are some times, sometimes it’s tough to be away from home. I think people in the US generally drive great, and since I like cars, they keep their line great. In Europe, I don’t know, for whatever reason, at least in France, people sometimes swerve. Maybe it’s the phone, they are on the phone or something. I hate it. So I love it in the USA.” Also read: Daniil Medvedev ends Novak Djoko’s winning streak; sets up final with Andrey Rublev
27 March,2023 07:06 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentLegendary tennis star Martina Navratilova has put her adoption plans with wife Julia Lemigova on hold after her double cancer battle. Navratilova, 66, and Lemigova, 50, had discussed possible plans for adopting this January, but after her recent breast and throat cancer battle, she had to postpone those plans. She told on Piers Morgan Uncensored: “We were thinking about adopting but that’s definitely put on hold, and I don’t think it’s going to happen. I think it’s just too complicated and the energy, I only have so much right now.” Navratilova explained that though adoption “was a nice thought for a while” her health battle had brought the realities of doing it into clear focus. Also read: Martina Navratilova wins cancer battle
27 March,2023 07:03 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentThe one person Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen wants to be the happiest in the world, is her National Football League (NFL) star ex-husband Tom Brady. The couple got divorced last October after being married for 13 years. She told Vanity Fair: “Listen, I have always cheered for him, and I will continue forever. If there’s one person I want to be the happiest in the world, it’s him, believe me. I want him to achieve and to conquer. I want all his dreams to come true. That’s what I want, really, from the bottom of my heart,” she added. Also read: Euro 2024: Cristiano Ronaldo and able! The Devil Wears Prada star felt people have a wrong perception of her as “somebody who is against football,” and said she and their kids Benjamin, 13, and Vivan, 10, often watch Brady play.
27 March,2023 07:02 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentRetired Formula One champion Nelson Piquet has been ordered by a Brazilian court to pay $950,000 in “moral damages” for making racist and homophobic comments about Lewis Hamilton. The Brazilian had referred to Hamilton as “neguinho,” a racially offensive term which means “little Black guy,” in 2021. Also read: Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes didn’t listen to his advice on car This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
27 March,2023 06:59 AM IST | Rio de Janeiro | AP | PTIIndian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty capped off their impressive campaign with a title win, beating China’s Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang in the final of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament here on Sunday. The second-seeded Indian pair, the 2022 World Championships bronze medallist, was solid in defence and dished out an attacking game to outwit the world No. 21 pair 21-19, 24-22 in 54 minutes. It was the first title of the season for India with Satwik and Chirag putting to rest the disappointment of last week’s All England Championships where they had exited in the second round. Contrasting journeys to final The two pairs had contracting march to the final with Satwik and Chirag playing three three-game matches on their way to the summit clash, while Tan and Ren didn’t drop a game. Playing the Chinese pair for the first time, Satwik and Chirag managed to lead 3-1 early on before the Chinese drew parity at 6-6. The Indians tried to keep the rallies flat and short and it worked, as they led 15-10 and then 18-13. However, Tan and Ren soon narrowed down the gap to 17-18. But, a precise smash from Chirag, which bisected the court, gave India two game points. Satwik sailed one long before sealing the game with a winner to take the first advantage. The second game was an extremely close affair. After trailing 2-4 early, Chirag went on the attack from the front court to draw level. Also read: Satwik-Chirag duo enters semi-final of Swiss Open The Chinese pair kept fighting and clawed back at 8-8 but after the mid-game interval, the Indian duo quickly took the lead to 14-11 with Satwik producing a powerful smash. Tan and Chirag then engaged in a terrific rally but the latter went long as the Chinese kept breathing down the neck of the Indian pair. Close encounter With Satwik erring twice, China was back on level par at 16-16. In the end, a straight smash from Chirag earned India two championship points. After another exciting rally, Chirag went long to squander one opportunity. A lucky net chord helped China draw parity at 20-20 before Tan sent one into the net to gift another match point to the Indians. However, once again, a return bounced from the net as China saved another championship point. Tan and Ren then grabbed a game point of their own with Chirag erring, but China lost it with a shot going into net. India soon grabbed their fourth championship point and converted it this time. It was time for Chirag and Satwik to celebrate. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
27 March,2023 06:53 AM IST | Basel | PTIIndian weightlifters Dhanush Loganathan and Jyoshna Sabar won bronze medals in their respective categories on the opening day of the IWF World Youth Championships in Durres, Albania. Competing in the women’s 40kg event, 14-year-old Jyoshna had a combined lift of 115kg (53kg in snatch and 62kg in clean & jerk) as she came in third on Saturday night. Jyoshna won silver in the snatch section but was sixth in the clean and jerk category. Dhanush, on the other hand, heaved a total weight of 200kg (88kg+112kg) to finish third behind Filipinos Prince K. Delos Santos and Eron Borres in the men’s 49kg event. Also read: PV Sindhu dealt surprising loss by world no.9, suffers first round exit in Indonesian Open The 16-year-old won a silver medal in the snatch category. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
27 March,2023 06:50 AM IST | India | PTIIndia’s upcoming shooter Sift Kaur Samra came up with an inspired performance to clinch her second senior medal at the international level, beating a tough field to win the 50m rifle 3P bronze on the penultimate day of the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup here on Sunday. On a day when China continued their domination, with Zhang Qiongyue winning gold in the event, Samra, the reigning national champion, scored a total of 403.9 points in the ranking round to finish third, even as Zhang (414.7 points) and Czech Republic’s Aneta Brabcova (411.3) entered the title round. Also read: Gritty Samra clinches 50m 3P bronze as Anjum fails to impress in shooting World Cup All eyes were on world championships silver medallist in air rifle Anjum Moudgil in the preliminary round of the 3P event. But Samra was in a different zone on Sunday, shooting superb series in all three positions to emerge second best at the end of the qualification round with a score of 588. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
27 March,2023 06:43 AM IST | Bhopal | PTINikhat Zareen continued to grow in stature as she added a second World title to her swelling trophy cabinet while Lovlina Borgohain broke her 'bronze jinx' to claim her maiden gold medal at the marquee event here on Sunday. Nikhat upstaged two-time Asian champion Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Tam by a 5-0 verdict to take the light flyweight title infront of a packed KD Jadhav Indoor Hall. Two-time bronze medallist Lovlina, on the other hand, defeated Caitlin Parker of Australia 5-2 to win her maiden World title. With the win, Nikhat becomes only the second Indian after the legendary MC Mary Kom to win the title of the prestigious tournament twice. "I am very happy that I have become a world champion for the second time, especially in an Olympic category," Nikhat, who won the 52kg title last year, said after her bout. Also Read: Nikhat Zareen shares her fan moment with Salman Khan as they recreated a famous song of the superstar The first bout of the day between the two Asians was an exciting affair that went down to the wire. "Today's bout was the toughest for me, she is an Asian champion and my next target is Asian Games and I might meet her, so I will work hard," Nikhat said. "It was a roller coaster bout, she got warning, I got warning, she got count so did I. But I went all out." Nikhat, who has moved down from her preferred 52kg, looked tentative at first as Tam was the first one to attack. But after a few seconds, the home favourite leapt forward to attack. She then landed two right hooks, followed by straight jabs. Tam was handed a penalty point for clinching further, tilting the result in Nikhat's favour as she took the first three minutes by an unanimous verdict. But Tam made a strong comeback as she launched into attack mode. The southpaw landed several punches, forcing Nikhat to play with her head down that earned her a penalty point. The Vietnamese managed to take the round 3-2. In the final three minutes, both boxers went for broke and attacked each other relentlessly. Also Read: Lovlina looks to overcome jinx by winning gold at Worlds, says 'three bronze are enough' If Nikhat's powerful right cross forced the referee to give Tam the eight count, Tam's jab compelled the referee to do the same to the Indian. "For me, this is the first major competition in this category after the Commonwealth Games, which did not have much competition. "But here, countries from all over the world competed and had back-to-back matches also, my body was a bit slow in some matches. I will learn from these experience and try to become stronger," Nikhat, who has already qualified for the Asian Games, said. On Saturday, Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) and Saweety Boora (81kg) were crowned world champions in their respective weight categories. Hosts India matched their best-ever performance in terms of gold medals. India had won four gold in the 2006 edition at home which was also the country's best ever performance with a haul of eight medals, including a silver. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
26 March,2023 08:12 PM IST | New Delhi | PTIOlympian Bhavani Devi bagged the gold medal in the women's Individual Sabre category of the 33rd Senior National Fencing Championship at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here on Sunday. It was a double delight for Bhavani Devi, as her team Tamil Nadu, also won the gold in the Women's Sabre Team event, by outplaying Kerala 45-34 in the final. In the women's sabre individual category, Bhavani Devi, the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics, clinched her 11th national title after she outplayed V Sunny Alka of Kerala 15-9 in a pulsating summit clash. Bhavani Devi stormed into the final by prevailing over Punjab's Jagmeet Kaur 15-11, while V Sunny Alka got the better of Haryana' Aakhiri in another semi-final by 15-9. Also Read: Fencer Bhavani Devi defends Commonwealth Championship title Bhavani Devi got a walk-over in the round of 64 and then she defeated Ritu Prajapati 15-3 in a lop-sided contest in round of 32. In the pre-quarters, Bhavani Devi stamped her authority as she outclassed Punjab's Husanpreet Kaur 15-2. In the quarter-finals, Rishika Khajuria was once again no match for Bhavani Devi, who easily won by 15-7. In the Senior Women's Foil category, Kerala's Radhika Awati won the gold medal, beating state-mate VP Kanagalakshmi 15-8. Radhika had defeated Jammu and Kashmir's Riya Bakshi 15-6 in the first semi-final, while Kanagalakshmi got the better of Manipur's Mina Naorem 15-7 in the second semi-final. In the women's Sabre Team category, Tamil Nadu comprising Bhavani Devi, JS Jefarlin, M Tamil Selvi, M R Beni Quebha, won the gold medal after outclassing Kerala 45-34 in the final. The Kerala team comprised Christy Jose Jona, Reesha Puthussary, S Sowmiya, V Sunny Alka. Meanwhile, in the Men's Foil Individual Category, Manipur's Hemash Sanasam won the gold medal after he defeated Ismile Khan (SSCB) in the final 13-12, which went down the wire. Sanasam had marched into the final after overcoming the challenge of Bihar's Akash Kumar (15-13), while Ismile Khan, who ended as runner-up, made it to the summit clash by defeating Haryana's Dev 15-14 in another semi-final. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
26 March,2023 08:01 PM IST | Pune | PTIAce Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen added a second world Championships title to her name, defeating Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Tam in the 50kg summit clash here on Sunday. Nikhat upstaged Tam by a 5-0 verdict. Consecutive World Championships 🥇 medal for Nikhat Zareen 🇮🇳 😍🔥Nikhat wins the bout 5️⃣-0️⃣ 🔥💪@AjaySingh_SG l @debojo_m#itshertime #WorldChampionships #WWCHDelhi @Media_SAI @anandmahindra @IBA_Boxing @Mahindra_Auto @saweetyboora @MahindraRise @NehaAnandBrahma pic.twitter.com/IIi22RFjTZ — Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) March 26, 2023 Nikhat becomes only the second Indian after the legendary MC Mary Kom to win the prestigious title twice. Reacting for the first time after winning a historic gold at the Worlds for the second time, Nikhat said, "I am very happy to win for the second time. This is more special as I won gold in a different category this time. I had the most difficult bout today so far in this tournament. She (Tam) has been an Asian champion. I'm sure this victory will pay dividends as my next target happens to be the Asian Games. I'll strive to be better at my game." "This was my only second competition in the category (50kg) after the Commonwealth Games. There is barely any big competitors there, apart from England and some other countries. So, it was a good experience overall competing against world's best in the tournament. My body felt weak, as I had too many matches one after the other. There are a lot many takeaways that will only help me move forward," she added further. Also Read: Hot favourites Nikhat, Lovlina, Nitu, and Saweety eye gold at World Championships On Saturday, Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) and Saweety Boora (81kg) were crowned world champions. Hosts India are on course to match their best-ever performance in terms of gold medals won with Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain set to take the ring later in the day. India had won the four golds in the 2006 edition at home which was also the country's best ever display with a haul of eight medals, including a silver. (With PTI inputs)
26 March,2023 07:00 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
