Olympian Kynan Chenai was the best Indian on show as the country’s trap shooting squad failed to reach the final in the individual events on the penultimate day of the ISSF Shotgun World Cup here. Kynan (24, 24, 22, 24, 23) closed with rounds of 24 and 23, for a total of 117 in the men’s trap qualifiers. He finished 17th in the final rankings on Saturday. Also Read: MotoGP: Zarco stuns Marquez to win in France Manuel Murcia of Spain and Lada Denisova of the Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) won gold in the men’s and women’s event respectively. Shardul Vihan and Bhowneesh Mendiratta finished 62nd and 65th respectively in the men’s trap event. The trap mixed team event is scheduled for the final day on Sunday. 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
12 May,2025 08:49 AM IST | Nicosia (Cyprus) | PTIGrandmaster Murali Karthikeyan signed off in fourth place at the Asian Individual Blitz Chess Championship, with Padmini Rout replicating the result in the women’s section to emerge as the top Indian performers here. Also Read: MotoGP: Zarco stuns Marquez to win in France The open section was won by 15-year-old Grandmaster Ivan Zemlyanskiia who represents Russia but competed under the FIDE flag. He scores a dominant 8 out of 9 points. Fellow 15-year-old Iran’s Sina Mohaved finished second on 7.5 points ahead of Rudik Makarian of Russia who had 7 points but the best tiebreak score. Just behind Karthikeyan was Neelash Saha who notched seven points but had to be content with a fifth-place finish. 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
12 May,2025 08:47 AM IST | Al Ain (UAE) | PTIIndia’s most decorated archer, Deepika Kumari, salvaged her pride with a hard-earned bronze medal after a semifinal heartbreak, while Parth Salunkhe also finished on the podium for the first time as India wrapped up their campaign at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 with seven medals, here Sunday. Also Read: IPL 2025 | "Efforts are being made to resume the tournament early": Rajeev Shukla A day after compound archers put up a dominating show with five medals, Deepika and Salunkhe added two more from the recurve section to end India’s campaign on a high. The 30-year-old four-time Olympian Deepika defeated Korea’s Kang Chae Young 7-3 in the bronze medal playoff and returned with a consolation podium finish. In the men’s section, 21-year-old Salunkhe, after taking just one point off multiple Olympic medallist and reigning champion Woojin in his semi-final loss, bounced back impressively to beat higher-seeded French archer Baptiste Addis 6-4 in a tense five-settter to earn his maiden World Cup medal. 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
12 May,2025 08:45 AM IST | Shanghai | PTIJohann Zarco produced an outstanding ride in difficult conditions at Le Mans on Sunday to become the first home winner of the French MotoGP in 71 years. Also Read: Sabalenka battles back to beat Kenin, enters last 16 The Honda rider came home ahead of championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati) and Fermin Aldeguer (Ducati-Gresini). 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
12 May,2025 08:33 AM IST | Le Mans (France) | AFPAryna Sabalenka reached the Round-of-16 at the Italian Open on Sunday after battling back from a set down to beat Sofia Kenin 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. The Belarusian World No.1 has a great opportunity to claim her first Rome title after three-time winner Iga Swiatek was dumped out by Danielle Collins on Saturday. Also Read: CTC hit MbPt for a six! Despite her status as the hot favourite in Italy, Sabalenka began the game poorly, consistently misplacing her backhands before appearing to complain about the surface. However, she eventually turned the match around, breaking Kenin at the seventh time of asking in the second game of the third set. Late on Saturday, men’s World No.1 Jannik Sinner returned to action from his three-month doping ban and promptly swept aside compatriot Mariano Navone 6-3, 6-4. 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
12 May,2025 08:30 AM IST | Rome | AFPPowered by braces from skipper Manpreet Singh and forward Raj Patil, Champions Training Centre (CTC) delivered a clinical all-round performance to beat Mumbai Port Authority (MbPT) 6-1 in the Hockey Mumbai Super League final and retain their title in style at the Don Bosco High School (Matunga) turf on Sunday. Yusuf opens the scoring CTC dominated from the outset, showing intensity and precision in attack. They opened the scoring in the 20th minute with striker Affan Yusuf hammering a low drive into the bottom-left corner of the MbPT goal. Also Read: Newcastle climb to 3rd spot with 2-0 win over Chelsea CTC skipper Manpreet Singh during the final yesterday Five minutes later, Manpreet doubled CTC’s lead with a simple tap-in after a swift move within the circle. Shortly before half-time, Patil capitalised on a defensive lapse to make it 3-0, putting CTC firmly in control of the proceedings. On resumption, Manpreet double his tally, striking home from close range in the 39th minute. MbPT pulled a goal back (47th min) through Deepak Soreng, who somehow breached the otherwise well-organised CTC defence, but it was too little, too late.Patil added his second of the game with 10 minutes remaining. He neatly finished a counterattack with composure before midfielder Darshan Gaonkar rounded off the score with a sharp finish from inside the circle to seal an emphatic 6-1 win for CTC. Skipper Manpreet Singh was understandably delighted to retain the trophy. “It was a good game, and we are proud to retain the cup. The players, coaches, and support staff have all played an important role. We weren’t at our best during the league stage, but worked on our weaknesses and stuck to the plan. We deserve this victory,” he said. Graceful in defeat Meanwhile, his MbPT counterpart, Laxmikant Kawale, was visibly disappointed, but accepted the result gracefully. “We made too many mistakes today and were outplayed. We’ll review our performance and come back stronger next year,” he stated. However, the evening held some joy for MbPT as their young midfielder, Naveen Kerketta, 20, from Jharkhand, was named Player of the Tournament. CTC were awarded Rs 1,11,111 while MbPT received Rs 55,555 for their effort.
12 May,2025 08:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Rufus VedanayagamMarc Marquez won the French MotoGP sprint race ahead of his brother Alex at Le Mans on Saturday. The Ducati rider replaced his younger sibling at the top of the world championship standings after extending his perfect record in sprints in 2025 to six from six. Pole-sitter Fabio Quartararo struggled for pace and finished fourth with his Yamaha. 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
11 May,2025 09:32 AM IST | Le Mans (France) | AFPIga Swiatek suffered a shock elimination from the Italian Open on Saturday as the reigning Rome champion was dumped out by Danielle Collins 6-1, 7-5. World No.2 Swiatek was hunting a fourth title at the Foro Italico, but failed to get past the third round of the last major tournament before the French Open. Collins will now face one of Elina Svitolina or fellow American Hailey Baptiste in the last-16 as the World No.35 hunts an unlikely second WTA 1000 title. Swiatek’s early exit is a major shock for the Pole who usually dominates her rivals on clay. She was barely recognisable from the player who has won four French Open titles, being broken four times in the first set and failing to impose herself at all on Collins, against whom she had previously won eight of nine meetings. 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
11 May,2025 09:32 AM IST | Rome | AFPAnahat Singh and Abhay Singh began their respective campaigns at the Squash World Championship with victories in the opening round on Saturday. Anahat, 17, overcame a loss in the first game to eke out a 10-12, 11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 11-6 victory over her American opponent Marina Stefanoni. Meanwhile, her compatriot Abhay sent Switzerland’s Nicolas Mueller packing with a 11-7, 2-11, 11-7, 11-6 triumph. Anahat will face Egypt’s Fayrouz Aboelkheir in the next round while Abhay will also take on an Egyptian opponent, Youssef Ibrahim, in his second round match. 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
11 May,2025 09:32 AM IST | Chicago (USA) | PTIRising shuttlers Ayush Shetty and Unnati Hooda ended their impressive runs at the Taipei Open Super 300 tournament on Saturday with semi-final finishes in the men’s and women’s singles respectively. Shetty, a bronze medallist at the 2023 World Junior Championships, fought hard before going down 18-21, 17-21 to local favourite and World No.7 Chou Tien Chen. Meanwhile, Hooda, the 2022 Odisha Masters and 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters winner, showed early promise against top seed and World No.8 Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan. However, she couldn’t sustain the momentum, ultimately losing 19-21, 11-21. 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
11 May,2025 09:32 AM IST | Taipei | PTIMadhura Dhamangaonkar staged a dramatic comeback to clinch her maiden individual World Cup gold to headline India’s glittering medal collection in the compound section — two golds, one silver and two bronze medals — at the Archery World Cup Stage Two here on Saturday. Dhamangaonkar produced a sensational display in the final, edging out USA’s Carson Krahe 139-138 to win the gold medal. Topsy-turvy start The unranked Indian opened with a perfect 30, including two Xs, but faltered with two 8s in the second end and a costly 7 in the third, trailing her opponent 81-85.Krahe, ranked 52nd and a World Cup team bronze medallist last year, capitalised with a perfect 30 in the third end. Undeterred, Madhura showed nerves of steel, shooting a near-flawless 29 in the fourth to level the match at 110-all. Dramatic end In the decisive final end, she fired two Xs and a 9, while Krahe managed only 28, sealing Dhamangaonkar’s dramatic one-point win. In the women’s team final, Dhamangaonkar partnered with Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Chikitha Taniparthi to take silver after a 221-234 loss to a strong Mexican outfit.Earlier, the men’s team bagged a gold medal as the trio of Abhishek Verma, Ojas Deotale, and Rishabh Yadav defeated Mexico 232-228 in a tense final. Yadav had also won an individual bronze medal on Friday after being defeated by Dutch World No.1 Mike Schloesser 144-147. India also won a mixed team bronze when Dhamangaonkar teamed up with Yadav to down Malaysia 144-142. 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
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