MOTORSPORT
Mahindra Racing on Wednesday introduced that Indian driver Kush Maini will rejoin the crew to participate within the ABB FIA Components E World Championship’s rookie free apply session in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Maini’s operating will happen on February 13, with a devoted 40-minute session for every crew to run one rookie on the abridged, 1.86-mile format of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit utilized by Components E.
The 24-year-old served because the crew’s official reserve driver throughout Season 10, making his first look within the FIA’s all-electric collection in Could on the annual Berlin rookie take a look at.
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GOLF
Anirban Lahiri, Bryson DeChambeau headline Worldwide Collection at DLF Golf Membership
Photograph of, Anirban Lahiri, flanked by Paul Casey (left) and John Catlin, addresses the media on the eve of the $2 million Worldwide Collection golf championship on the DLF in Gurugram on Wednesday.
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Kamesh Srinivasan
Photograph of, Anirban Lahiri, flanked by Paul Casey (left) and John Catlin, addresses the media on the eve of the $2 million Worldwide Collection golf championship on the DLF in Gurugram on Wednesday.
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Kamesh Srinivasan
It’s an emotional residence coming for Anirban Lahiri, whilst he tries arduous to deal with tuning his sport for the $2 million Worldwide Collection golf championship to be performed on the DLF Golf and Nation Membership from Thursday.
Regardless of being an ideal host, profitable admiration from {the golfing} fraternity for his robust character, Anirban stayed grounded and expressed his happiness in regards to the buzz across the occasion with the presence of the reigning Main champion, Bryson DeChambeau together with a bunch of champions of the sport from around the globe.’
“The final time I felt this type of buzz was when Tiger Woods visited DGC. This can be a comparable vibe, and it’s improbable to be a part of it,” stated Anirban, as he addressed the media together with the seasoned Paul Casey and John Catlin.
“I proceed to develop as a participant and as an individual. It’s superb to be right here, bringing pleasure to Indian golf,” stated Anirban, thanking all the celebrities for accepting his invitation to go to India.
“Hats off to DLF. They’ve gone the additional mile to raise every thing.
I hope we attain the 8,000 plus spectators per day mark for the week-end as it will be a landmark achievement for golf in India,” Anirban stated.
It’s the collaboration of LIV Golf with Worldwide Collection and Asian Tour that has introduced the galaxy of stars.
Paul Casey, conceding that he was “the definition of rusty” following a srugery, stated that he was pleased to go to a brand new nation after being on the skilled tour for 25 years.
“The shorter schedule at LIV Golf, with its 54-hole format, there isn’t any place to cover, you need to carry out instantly. I’m actually excited to be right here. I’m working my manner again into type, and one of the best ways to regain form is to play”, stated Casey.
“I like the problem of this course. It forces you to hit good pictures.
If you happen to don’t, you get uncovered shortly”, stated Catlin.
“It’s a dream come true for us that the Worldwide Collection is right here on the DLF. Our intention is to develop the sport. We’ve introduced essentially the most iconic gamers to tackle the problem of the course, in entrance of worldwide tv”, stated Rahul Singh, the Head of Worldwide Collection.
Over the subsequent 4 days, between the very best of worldwide superstars and the very best of Indian golfers, who perceive the topography of the course, its behaviour, and have gained laurels on it, there will likely be an thrilling fare for certain, from Bryson DeChambeau, Anirban Lahiri, SSP Chawrasia and firm.
That can infuse plenty of life into Indian golf.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Nationwide Para Athletics Championship 2025
Official brand and mascot for twenty third Nationwide Para Athletics Championship unveiled
The official brand and mascot for the twenty third Nationwide Para Athletics Championship 2025 have been unveiled right here on Wednesday.
Scheduled to happen from February 17-20, the championship will convey collectively over 1,700 para athletes from throughout the nation, in keeping with a launch.
The disclosing ceremony was attended by distinguished dignitaries, together with Atulya Misra, Jayawant Gundu, Secretary of the Paralympic Committee of India, Arjuna Awardee and Indian para-badminton participant Thulasimathi Murugesan amomg others.
The Sports activities Improvement Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) has performed a pivotal function in making this championship a actuality, providing its full assist in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Para Sports activities Affiliation.
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SHOOTING
Digvijay Singh shotgun championship: Prithviraj, Rajeshwari attain lure finals
Suleman Elahi, Fahd Sultan and Olympian Prithviraj Tondaiman shot 121 in topping the lads’s lure qualification within the third Digvijay Singh shotgun championship on the Madhya Pradesh Academy on Wednesday.
Arjun, Lakshay Sheoran and Arshad Khan shot 120 and gained the shoot off to make the ultimate, forward of Akash Saharan who additionally shot 120.
The seasoned Zoravar Singh Sandhu shot 119 and missed the ultimate by one level. And so did seven others with the identical rating, in a robust discipline of 108 shooters.
Preeti Rajak of the Military topped the ladies’s lure qualification with 119. She was adopted by Pragati Dubey (118), Neeru (117), Kirti Gupta (115), Sabeera Haris and Olympian Rajeshwari Kumari with 114, into the ultimate.
Manisha Keer missed out by one level, whereas the reigning nationwide champion Bhavya Tripathi shot 111, following a under par fifth spherical of 19.
The finals will likely be held on Thursday, together with the finals for the juniors.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
TENNIS
Third-seeded Udvardy ousts India’s Bhamidipaty in Pune ITF event
Third seed Panna Udvardy of Hungary beat Shrivalli Bhamidipaty 7-6(2), 6-2 within the pre-quarterfinals of the NECC $60,000 ITF ladies’s tennis event on the Deccan Gymkhana on Wednesday.
The opposite Indian within the second spherical, Sahaja Yamalapalli was overwhelmed 6-4, 6-3 by the highest seed Leolia Jeanjean of France.
By the way, Panna had made the ultimate of the $40,000 occasion a fortnight earlier in Delhi, and had missed six match factors for the title. Leolia had made the ultimate of the $100,000 occasion final week in Bengaluru, when she was overwhelmed in three units by Tatjana Maria of Germany.
In doubles, Rurutja Bhosale made the semifinals in partnership with Alice Barnett of Britain.
RESULTS
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Leolia Jeanjean (Fra) bt Sahaja Yamalapalli 6-4, 6-3; Laura Pigossi (Bra) bt Tina Smith (Aus) 6-2,
6-7(4), 6-4; Panna Udvardy (Hun) bt Shrivalli Bhamidipaty 7-6(2), 6-2; Yuriko Miyazaki (GBR) bt Anastasia Tikhonova 2-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(0); Tatiana Prozorova bt Emina Bektas (USA) 6-2, 6-3; Kathinka Von Deichmann (Lie) bt Tian Fangran (Chn) 6-3, 6-2; Elena Pridankina bt Lina Glushko 9Isr) 6-4, 6-4; Iryna Shymanovich bt Camilla Rosatello (Ita) 6-4, 0-6, 6-4.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Eden Silva (GBR) & Anastasia Tikhonova bt Lina Glushko (Isr) & Aleksandra Krunic (Srb) 3-6, 6-2, [10-8]; Alevtina Ibragimova & Elena pridankina bt Diana Macinkevica (Lat) & Naho Sato (Jpn) 6-1, 6-2; Alicia Barnett (GBR) & Rutuja Bhosale bt Yuriko Miyazaki (GBR) & Kathinka Von Deichmann (Lie) 6-2, 6-3; Maria Kozyreva & Iryna Shymanovich bt Alice Robbe (Fra) & Tina Smith (Aus) 3-6, 6-3, [10-7].
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Jaya Kapoor reaches final eight in Junior ITF event in Indore
Jaya Kapoor beat fourth seed Saiyette Varadkar 7-5, 6-2 within the ladies pre-quarterfinals of the ITF junior tennis event on the Indore Tennis Membership on Wednesday.
Within the boys part, seventh seed Dev Patel overcame stiff resistance from qualifier Yashwin Dahiya 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to achieve the quarterfinals.
RESULTS
Beneath-18 boys: Samarth Sahita bt Saurish Modi 6-2, 6-3; Vishal Vasudev bt Kanishk Khathuria 7-5, 6-4; Shivtej Shirfule bt Shaurya Swarup 6-1, 6-2; Aditya Mor bt Aum Thakkar 6-3, 6-3; Dev Patel bt Yashwin Dahiya 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; Aashravya Mehra bt Vivaan Bidasaria 6-4, 6-2; Daksh Kukreti bt Adhiraj Thakkar 6-3, 6-3; Praneel Sharma bt Tanussh Ghildyal 7-5, 6-3.
Beneath-18 ladies: Diya Ramesh bt Aahan 6-2, 6-4; Pehal Kharadkar bt Anvi Punaganti 6-4, 7-6(5); Saina Vaidya bt Aahida Singh 7-6(3), 6-4; Parthsarthi Mundhe bt Nandini Kansal 6-1, 6-0; Prachi Malik bt Sejal Bhutada 6-4, 6-3; Jaya Kapoor bt Saiyette Varadkar 7-5, 6-2; Aakruti Sonkusare bt Aanya Choubey 6-2, 6-2; Harshini Nagaraj bt Deepshika Vinayagamurthy 6-3, 6-3.
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CARROM
Delhi State carrom championship: Rashmi Kumari, Mohd. Naved win titles
Delhi State carrom champions Rashmi Kumari (left) and Mohd.
Naved with the secretary normal of All India Carrom Federation ,
Bharti Narayan, in Delhi on Wednesday.
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Delhi State carrom champions Rashmi Kumari (left) and Mohd.
Naved with the secretary normal of All India Carrom Federation ,
Bharti Narayan, in Delhi on Wednesday.
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Particular Association
Rashmi Kumari and Mohd. Naved emerged as the ladies’s and males’s champions within the Delhi State carrom championship on the Thyagaraj Sports activities Advanced on Wednesday.
The secretary normal of the All India Carrom Federation (AICF), Bharti Narayan, introduced the trophies.
The outcomes:
Males (remaining): Mohd. Naved bt Adil 24-10, 25-11; Third place: Mohd.
Sumer bt Mohd. Abrar 25-0, 25-0.
Semifinals: Mohd. Naved bt Mohd. Abrar 14-20, 11-6, 24-12; Adil bt Mohd. Sumer 17-12, 25-11.
Girls (remaining): Rashmi Kumari bt Debajani Tamuly 25-2, 12-8; Third place: Pratibha Shukla bt Jyoti 21-13, 21-7.
Semiifnals: Rashmi Kumari bt Jyoti 25-0, 25-1; Debajani Tamuly bt Pratibha Shukla 25-7, 25-5.
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ICE HOCKEY
Ice Hockey Affiliation of HP calls for govt to expedite all-winter ice skating rinks in state
The Ice Hockey Affiliation of Himachal Pradesh has requested the state authorities to expedite plans for creating all-weather ice skating rinks in Shimla and in Kaza in Lahaul and Spiti district.
Himachal Pradesh just lately gained bronze medals in Khelo India Winter Video games.
The Khelo India Winter Video games, 2025 came about in Leh from January 23 to 27.
The affiliation has additionally requested the federal government to ship the gamers to international-level camps in order that the gamers can get higher publicity.
Addressing media individuals in a press convention, Abhay Dogra, president, Ice Hockey stated that with the provision of higher infrastructure, the crew that gained bronze medals might carry out even higher within the upcoming tournaments.
Dogra stated that not solely the state’s males’s and girls’s crew have gained bronze medals within the Khelo India Winter Video games this yr, however the groups have additionally gained bronze medals within the earlier video games as properly.
He stated groups from Himacha had gained bronze medals in earlier editions as properly.
“Though, the end result was the identical this time, the efficiency of the groups was considerably higher in comparison with earlier years,” he added.
-PTI