LUCKNOW, Aug. 6 -- The AITA Championship Series at the Vijayant Khand Stadium here on Wednesday, produced crisp tennis and a notable upset-laden day. Quarterfinals across the under-14 and under-16 draws offered both expected progressions and surprising reversals. In the boys' under-14 quarterfinals, top seed RabeeB Ali Khan held firm, edging Krishna Singh 9-5, while third seed Yuvraaj Singh sailed past Arnav Srivastava 9-2. Second seed Tejas Singh dominated with a 9-0 win over Paarth Bamania of Delhi, and Arav Shukla advanced comfortably, defeating Kabir Sharma 9-1. The under-16 boys' quarterfinals similarly favored seeded players as top seed KinjalK Srivastava beat Dhruv Singh 9-4, second seed Arjun Sharma won 9-3 over Yuvraaj Singh, while Virat Singh and Rohin Raj secured 9-4 victories. No major shocks here, but competitive depth suggested tight semis ahead. The headline stories came from the girls' draws. In under-16, seventh seed Siddhi Singh produced the day's biggest upset, dismantling fourth seed Tashi Kiran 9-1 to punch her semi-final ticket emphatically. Siddhi's aggressive court positioning and sharp winners left spectators buzzing. Other U16 girls' results included Aditri Singh beating Siyona Chicker 9-1, Aashika Jaiswal of West Bengal upsetting expectations with an 8th-seed win over Thea Desai of Maharashtra 9-3, and top seed Saundarya Jaiswal cruising 9-0 past Virika Agarwal. Under-14 girls' action saw top seed Anaya Sen impose a 9-0 victory on Kalee Chakraborty of Gujarat, while Aashi Kiran progressed after Shivanya Gautam retired at 6-0. It was a day of contrasting wins in the District Football League 2026, at the Chowk Stadium here on Wednesday. Lucknow Falcon Club defeated UP Police by 1-0 as Aqeel scored the only goal in the 48th minute. In the second match of the day, Tektro Reserve defeated LDA Asha Club 3-1. Ayaan scored in the 13th and 42nd minutes, whereas Veer scored in the 53rd minute. Priyanshu scored for LDA Asha Club in the 54th minute. On Thursday, Falcon Reserve will take on Midwinter Club at 3:00 p.m., whereas TFA (A) play against Big Blue Club at 4:30 p.m. Hosts Babu Triloki Singh Inter College dominated in the District-Level Secondary School Rifle Shooting Competition, making a clean sweep here on Wednesday. Their shooters like Surya, Adarsh Pal, Shivansh, Deepak Rawat, Prateek Yadav, Gaurav, Yashvendra Gautam, Rishi, Shivam, Pinky, Muskan and Aditi Kashyap won medals. World record holder Mohalakshika Singh achieved another historic milestone by successfully passing the prestigious Karate Black Belt (Shodan) examination at the tender age of just six years and nine months. With this achievement, she has become the youngest girl in Uttar Pradesh to be awarded the Black Belt (Shodan), states secretary general of UP Karate Association, Jaspal Singh....