Mohammadi emerged victorious over China’s Chengwu Wang, Venezuela’s Luis Avendaño and Georgian Achiko Bolkvadze but lost to Alan Ostaev (AIN) 2-1 in the final bout of 87kg.
Iran has sent four Greco-Roman wrestlers to the competition.
The Ranking Series event started on January 10 in Zagreb, Croatia with Freestyle, followed by Women’s Wrestling, and would end with Greco-Roman.
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Securing a third consecutive victory brings the champions within two points of leaders Liverpool, with an equal number of matches played
Published Date – 14 January 2024, 11:50 AM
Newcastle upon Tyne: Kevin De Bruyne produced a match-winning performance in his first Premier League appearance since August with a goal and an assist from the bench as Manchester City came from behind to beat Newcastle United 3-2 in a thrilling contest.
A third consecutive win moves the champions two points behind leaders Liverpool, having played the same number of matches.
Bernardo opened the scoring for City in 26th minutes, with a delicious backheel goal. Newcastle went in ahead at the break against the run of play after a quickfire double from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon.
But Pep Guardiola’s men came roaring back, with De Bruyne producing a class right-foot finish on 74 minutes, just five minutes after coming on to level matters.
London: Ronnie O’Sullivan remained on course for a record-extending eighth Snooker Masters crown, after brushing aside Shaun Murphy 6-2 in the semfinal at Alexandra Palace, reaching his 14th final at the Masters.
Saturday’s showdown was the first time O’Sullivan and Murphy have crossed cues in the Masters, having surprisingly avoided each other in snooker’s biggest invitational event during their storied careers.
O’Sullivan’s win enhanced his already dominant head-to-head record against Murphy. He now leads his fellow Englishman 14-3 in meetings between the pair.
Despite his remarkable record in the Masters, 40-time ranking event winner O’Sullivan hasn’t lifted the title in North London since 2017, when he defeated Joe Perry in then final. His last trip to the title match saw him suffer defeat at the hands of Judd Trump in 2019.
Either Mark Allen or Ali Carter will now be standing in the Rocket’s way, when the Sunday’s final takes place with a top prize of £250,000 and the Paul Hunter Trophy on the line.
However, the defeat ended Murphy’s quest for a second Masters crown, following his victory in 2015. However, the Magician can reflect on a good week, which included fine wins over debutant Zhang Anda and Jack Lisowski.
Both players had chances in an edgy opening frame this afternoon, but it was O’Sullivan who eventually took it, before claiming the second to move 2-0 ahead.
Murphy fired in a sublime 131 to take the third frame and gain a foothold in the match. However, O’Sullivan won a 27-minute third to edge further in front at 3-1 heading into the mid-session.
After the interval, a break of exactly 100 pulled Murphy within a frame at 3-2, before O’Sullivan charged to the line. Runs of 90, 71 and 62 were enough to give him three on the bounce and wrap up a dominant 6-2 victory.
Golla Manvith maintained a clean slate with three points from as many rounds to be in joint lead with six others in the junior category of the 212th Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament
Published Date – 13 January 2024, 11:00 PM
Hyderabad: Golla Manvith maintained a clean slate with three points from as many rounds to be in joint lead with six others in the junior category of the 212th Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament, at the Brilliant Grammar High School, Dilsukhnagar, on Saturday.
Juniors: Important results-Round 3: Rishita Baheti (2) lost to Golla Manvith (3), Jayaditya Chepuri (2) lost to Kinshuk Vetcha (3), Akhil M (2) lost to Shanmukha Vasudeva (3), Sai Ritheesh (3) beat Anshitha P (2), Aradhya Nissi M (2) lost to Yuval Charithreddy (3);
Open Category: Ravindranath (2) lost to Prem Raj K (3), Perumallu (3) beat Surya Prakash (2), Subbaraju (2) lost Gade Sharanya (3), N.Abhishek (2) lost to Viswajith Sai (3), A Vikas (1.5) lost to Satyanarayana Murthy (3).
Pranavi Chandra has been named her deputy of the team that consists G Trisha and M Mamatha
Published Date – 13 January 2024, 08:45 PM
Hyderabad: Trisha Poojitha will lead the Hyderabad under-23 women’s team that will compete in the upcoming One-day Trophy, scheduled to be held in Vijayawada from January 26.
Pranavi Chandra has been named her deputy of the team that consists G Trisha and M Mamatha.
Team: Trisha Poojitha (Captain), Praniav Chandra (Vice-captain), M Mamatha (WK), GS Shravya (WK), G Trisha, Gayathri Chowhan, N Kranthi Reddy, S Yashari, Ishita Koduri, M Sakshi Rao, Shivani Goud, Jasmine Gill, Driti Kesari; Stand-byes: P Parvathi, A Hasini, Vaishnavi Yadav, Y Ishwari, T Sarayu; Support-Staff: Coach: Vidyuth Jaisimha; Ass Coach: Maria Clare; Fielding Coach: NS Ganesh; S&C coach: M Sowjanya Nath; Physio: Sneha Tiwari; Manager: P Mounika.
Hyderabad continued their dominating show recording their second straight innings victory when they crushed hosts Meghalaya by an innings and 81 runs
Published Date – 13 January 2024, 07:07 PM
Hyderabad: Hyderabad continued their dominating show recording their second straight innings victory when they crushed hosts Meghalaya by an innings and 81 runs on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Plate Group match in Shillong, on Saturday.
Having restricted Meghalaya to 111 in the first innings, Hyderabad ended the first day at 182/4. On Day Two, overnight batter Rohit Rayudu made an unbeaten 124 (316; 12×4, 3×6) as Hyderabad declared their innings at 346/7 in 80 overs, with a lead of 235 runs. CV Milind hit a 38-ball unbeaten 50 (8×4, 1×6) while Tanay Thyagarajan chipped in with a 35-run knock.
Later, Hyderabad bowlers once again took control from the word go. They dismissed the opposition for 154 runs in 36.1 overs. Ravi Teja castled Swarajeet Das and caught Bamanbha Shangpliang plumb in front in the fourth over while Milind got rid of Arien Sangma to reduce the hosts to 16/3.
Though captain Kishan Lyngdoh (47) stitched a 62-run stand with Tarique Siddique, he departed in the 21st over when he was bowled by Tanay Thyagarajan. Jaskirat Singh hit a quickfire half-century (53 off 39; 11×4), others failed to give him any support at the other end. His dismissal in the 17th over ended their resistance.
For Hyderabad, Tanay returned with 3/45 bowling figures while Milind, Ravi Teja took two wickets each. Saaketh Sairam took a wicket.
The Iranian top flight club was without a coach since Abdollah Veisi stepped down from his role in mid-December.
Schafer, 73, had previously led another Iranian side Esteghlal from 2017 to 2019, where he won the Hazfi Cup in 2018 with the team.
Sanat Naft is 14th in the 2023/24 Iran’s Persian Gulf Pro League (PGPL) table, one point above the relegation zone.
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Iran will meet China and South Korea in Group B on Sunday and Tuesday, respectively.
The competition is scheduled to take place from 11 to 25 January in Manama and Isa Town in Bahrain, with 16 teams vying for the coveted crown of Asian champions.
The top two sides in each group will progress to the main round, with the top two sides in each main round group progressing to the semi-finals. The final and the bronze medal match will take place in Manama.
The top four sides at the 2024 AHF Asian Men’s Handball Championship will seal a ticket to the 2025 IHF Men’s World Championship, while New Zealand qualify if they finish fifth or higher in the competition.
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