UP boys lift national basketball trophy
LUCKNOW, Oct. 11 -- Spirited Uttar Pradesh boys won the Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship, defeating Jharkhand 60-58 in a thrilling final at the indoor hall of the Parade Ground in Dehradun on Friday.
UP boys turned the tables in the final four and a half minutes, notching up a win in style to win the trophy. Though Jharkhand managed a six-point lead in the final moments and a half minutes, UP boys made a comeback and equalized it quickly.
In the last 35 seconds, UP fetched two additional points, snatching victory from Jharkhand and achieving the distinction of becoming champions for the second consecutive time. Sahil scored 18 points and Sameer scored 14 points in the final match.
Young trainees of Lucknow's Play'n Fit Tennis Academy Tejas Singh and Manas Patel of Lucknow won the doubles title at the All India Ranking Tennis Championship Series tournament for the age group 12 and 14 in Bihar. Manas and Tejas defeated the pair of Atharva Aditya and Arpit Anand 6-1, 6-1 in the pre-quarterfinals, No. 1 seeds Abir Ranjan and Sarthak Anand 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 in the quarterfinals, and Sairansh Jha and Sunay Mandal 6-4, 6-4 in the semi-finals to reach the final. They continued their winning streak even in the final and this ime, they defeated the duo of Aariz Sakhiya and Ayan Rahman 6-3, 6-3. Tejas also finished runner-up in the under-12 and under-14 singles categories.
Former champions Hindustan Times paid the price of their poor batting in their first league match of the Media T20 Tournament, losing to Amar Ujala by 71 runs here on Friday.
In another match of the day, TOI defeated Accredited Journalists XI. Arjun Sahu (5/15) and Muddassir (4/28) demolished HT for paltry 46 in just 7.1 overs after scoring 117/2 in 18 overs.
Navayuga Radiance brings the bronze medal in CBSE Nationals Table Tennis Tournament. Vartika Singh of Class VI won a bronze medal in the under-14 category, winning by 11-7, 9-11, 11-4 and 11-5. The tournament was hosted by LP Savani Academy at Surat. htc...
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