Balli High School, winners of the Quepem taluka Under-14 kabaddi tournament for girls.
Photo Credits: The Goan
PANAJI
Goa beat Tripura by five wickets in their opening match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Twenty20 campaign at Jaipur on Tuesday.
The Goan bowlers, led by spinner Amit Yadav (3-10) and medium pacer Lakshay Garg (2-29) restricted Tripura to 114/8 before chasing down the target with 11 balls to spare. After they elected to bowl first, Goa's high-profile signing -- Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun -- went wicketless on his debut for the State. The left-arm pacer opened the bowling with Garg to produce figures of 0-20 in his three overs.
Chasing the modest total, Goa suffered a top-order collapse as they were reduced 20 for 4 in the seventh over as another star signing, Siddhesh lad (7) fell cheaply after the early exit of openers Aditya Kaushik (3) and Snehal Kauthankar (1). Four-down batsman Suyash Prabhudessai was run out for 6 as Goa struggled in their chase.
Impact substitute Tunish Sawkar (36) then combined with Eknath Kerkar (34 not out) to get Goa back on track. After Sawkar's departure in the fourteenth over, Deepraj Gaonkar (28 not out) joined forces with Kerkar to take Goa home and earn four points.
Quepem Veterans down Apollo 11 to advance
MARGAO: Quepem Veterans beat Apollo 11 Varca Veterans 3-2 to advance in the GVFC Below 50 Veterans football tournament played at Sinquetim ground.
The halftime score was 2-1 in favour of Quepem with Sandric Fernandes securing a quick brace, scoring in the 15th and 16th minutes. Varca had taken the lead in the sixth minute through a Dinesh Naik stunner.
Raju Cardozo put Varca on level terms five minutes after the re-start, but substitute Theophile Dias secured what proved to be the match-winner four minutes later. Quepem Veterans will next meet SAI Veterans.
State badminton ranking tournaments in October
MARGAO: The Goa Badminton Association has announced its State Ranking Tournaments to be held in October October 2022. From October 20 to 22, a State Ranking Tournament will be held at Indoor Stadium, Campal in the Sub Junior age groups.
The categories are Under-11, -13, -15 and -17 in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. The tournament is organised by Shuttler Club, Morning Badminton Club and Sunny Sports Club. From October 25 to 28, a State Ranking Tournament, organised by BPS Sports Club, will be held at Parrikar Indoor Stadium, Navelim. The categories are Under-13, -15, -17, -19, men and women in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
The tournaments will be held under the aegis of GBA and SAG and are selection tournaments for the upcoming Nationals to be held in November and December. To register, contact GBA Secretary Sandeep Heble via WhatsApp @ 9326129171, or log on to www.goabadminton.com for more details.
Balli HS girls win kabaddi title
PANAJI: Balli High School won the Quepem taluka Under-14 kabaddi tournament for girls organised by Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs. Balli HS beat Government High School, Paddi in the final. Captain Artha Patil and Santoshi Gaonkar played well for the team. The school's under-14 and under-17 boys teams also performed well to finish as runners-up. The teams were coached by PE teachers Ulhas R Desai and Pradeep Velip.
