Hyderabad sports roundup: Snehit, Sreeja for Asian Table Tennis

Sreeja, currently ranked World No. 42 and India No. 6, and Snehit, World No. 106 and India No. 8, will be part of the national contingent

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based paddlers Akula Sreeja and S. Fidel R. Snehit, both trained under renowned coach Somnath Ghosh, have been selected to represent India at the prestigious 28th ITTF-ATTU Asian Table Tennis Team Championships scheduled from October 11 to 15 at the Athletics Centre of Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (Odisha).

Sreeja, currently ranked World No. 42 and India No. 6, and Snehit, World No. 106 and India No. 8, will be part of the national contingent.

Somnath Ghosh, Chief Coach of the Somnath Ghosh UTT Academy, that he extremely happy with the selection of my two students in the national team and that it was rare to have two players from the same academy. “A lot of hard work has gone into this, and I am proud of them,” he said.

Both Sreeja and Snehit expressed confidence, stating they would strive to bring glory to the country by aiming for medals.

The teams:

Men’s Team: Manav Thakkar (WR-42), Manush Shah (WR-72), S. F. R. Snehit (WR-106), Payas Jain (WR-143), Ankur Bhattacharjee (WR-144)
Women’s Team: Akula Sreeja (WR-42), Manika Batra (WR-55), Yashashwini Ghorpade (WR-72), Diya Chitale (WR-87), Swastika Ghosh (WR-103).

 

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Devika stars in Rayalaseema win

HYDERABAD: Fayalaseema scored a 51-run win against Tungabhadra in the ACA T-20 Women’s Premier League cricket championship in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.

Electing to bat, Rayalaseema scored 148 for five in 20 overs, and in reply, Tungabhadra was bowled out for 97.

K Devika, who scored 33 and claimed three for 14, was named player of the match.

The scores: Rayalseema 148/5 in 20 overs (K. Devika 41, N. Anusga 33) bt

Tungabhadra 97 (Deeksha 33, K. Devika- 3/30, Tarani- 3/14).

Player of the match: K. Devika

 

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Sowmya to lead Telangana

HYDERABAD: Sowmya Goguloth will lead Telangana in the 30th Rajmata Jijabai Senior Women’s football championship to be held in Narainpur (Chhattisgarh) from September 6.

The team: Sowmya Goguloth (capt), Y Poojitha, Kavya Mokka, Anibala Devi, Kodi Alekhya, Mother Anjali, Pasula Sreeja, Allige Sushanthika, P Sony, Chaitanya Sri, Divya Sri, Malothu Shailu, D Rajeswari, S Seeri, B Shylaja, Akshaya Bai, Keshawardini, G Savithri, G Shirisha and Ranjitha Devi.

Head coach: G Nagaraj, assistant coach: Mohd Moazzam, Physio: V Dakshitha and manager: B Mounika.

 

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Telugu Titans record first victory

Hyderabad: The Telugu Titans secured their first win of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 after beating Jaipur Pink Panthers 37-32 at the Vishwanadh Sports Club in Vizag on Thursday.

An all-round performance, led by eight points for skipper Vijay Malik and raider Bharat Hooda each, and Ajit Pawar’s High Five, helped the Telugu Titans to the two points.

Meanwhile, Nitin Kumar Dhankar’s 13 points went in vain. The opening 10 minutes of the clash saw both sides trade blows in a cagey start. Telugu Titans managed to edge ahead 7-5, with their defence holding firm and denying their opponents’ raiders much room to operate.

The Titans’ Bharat stamped his authority on the contest with impactful raids. He sent Ronak Singh and Meetu to the bench in a two-point strike and followed it up with another successful raid that dismissed Sahil Satpal, ensuring the Pink Panthers Jaipur kept themselves within striking distance.

But the Telugu Titans’ defence had their say too, producing a crucial Super Tackle through Ajit Pawar that halted Ali Samadi’s raid and restored their control.