Indian sports activities wrap, March 11: Rajnigandha Achievers clinches RMRM Gold Vase Cup with come-from-behind victory

POLO

Achievers raise the RMRM Gold Vase Cup

The Rajnigandha Achievers Polo Group emerged victorious on the Radha Mohan Rajinder Mohan (RMRM) Gold Vase Cup. It was the sixth consecutive win for the Achievers within the match. They edged previous Sujan Indian Tigers with a slender 6-5 win within the remaining match on Monday.

The match, held from March 4 to 9, introduced collectively 5 distinctive groups vying for the distinguished title.

Coming from behind, the Achievers sealed their victory with two essential targets within the remaining chukker. The staff comprised Shivangi Jaisingh, Shamsheer Ali, Abhimanyu Pathak and Daniel Otamendi.

Notably, Shamsheer was instrumental of their success, scoring the opening objective, the equaliser, and finally, the successful objective.

The facet now has its sights set on the upcoming Aditya Birla Memorial Cup, scheduled from March 24 to 30.

-Group Sportstar

KABADDI

Yuva All Stars Championship: Jaipur Pink Cubs edge previous Warriorz Ok.C.; UP Falcons, Yuva Yoddhas, Sonipat Spartans register huge wins on Day 6

Sonipat Spartans, Yuva Yoddhas, UP Falcons and Jaipur Pink Cubs registered victories on Day 6 to strengthen their positions within the Yuva All Stars Championship 2025 on the Vandana Kartaria Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.

Yoddhas thrashed Kurukshetra Warriors 55-27 within the reserve leg-fixture after struggling a slender loss towards the identical opponent within the season opener of the Yuva All Stars Championship 2025. Each groups had been at their greatest, earlier than the Yoddhas inflicted an all-out and a Tremendous Raid by Shivam Singh to take a 24-11 lead at half-time.

The Yoddhas continued to dominate the sport as they inflicted two All Outs within the second half on the Warriors, denying them a number of possibilities. They received the match by 28 factors and solidify their prime spot within the Pool B standings with 25 factors.

Within the second recreation, the Spartans surprised the in-form Junior Steelers 49-32 within the second match. The Spartans took a powerful seven-point lead by inflicting an all-out on the Steelers. Nonetheless, the Haryana-based membership acquired again into the sport with an all-out on the Sonipat Spartans within the dying minutes of the primary half. The half-time rating learn 19-17 in favour of the Spartans.

Within the second half, the Spartans stole the present with an distinctive attacking and defensive efficiency, scoring 30 factors. The Spartans have moved to the second place in Pool B, whereas the Steelers are third in Pool A.

The Falcons acquired the higher of Palani Tuskers within the third encounter, successful 46-30. The Tuskers had a horrific begin to the sport, scoring simply seven factors within the first half. Nonetheless, they regrouped and added 23 factors to their tally within the second half. Regardless of their efforts, the Falcons had been stronger and took residence the victory.

Jaipur Pink Cubs have stormed into the highest of the Pool A standings with 17 factors, whereas Warriorz Ok.C. is positioned fifth.
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Within the final match of the day on Tuesday, the Pink Cubs defeated Warriorz 39-36 to settle the scores, having misplaced to the Warriorz 35-42 within the reverse fixture.

-Group Sportstar

TENNIS

Digvijay falls to eighth seed Lomakin in Chandigarh ITF occasion

Davis Cupper Digvijay Pratap Singh gave a very good account of his recreation earlier than being crushed 6-3, 6-7(0), 6-3 by eighth seed Grigoriy Lomakin of Kazakhstan within the first spherical of the $15,000 ITF males’s tennis match on the CLTA Complicated on Tuesday.

It was the primary match within the skilled circuit for the 24-year-old Digvijay after he had missed greater than a yr and a half owing to damage.

Lomakin, seeded No.1 with Jay Clarke of Britain, nonetheless, was crushed within the doubles pre-quarterfinals by Filiberto Fumagalli of Italy and Aryan Lakshmanan.

Fourth seed Dev Javia beat his doubles accomplice, the towering Chirag Duhan 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. The 2 acquired collectively to succeed in the doubles quarterfinals.

– Kamesh Srinivasan

Aarjun Pandit beats Aarav Chawla in Gurugram ITF juniors first spherical

Second seed Aarjun Pandit overcame a sedate begin to beat Aarav Chawla 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 within the first spherical of the ITF junior tennis match on the Tennis Undertaking, Baliyawas, on Tuesday.

Within the ladies part, qualifier Anandita Upadhyay beat Prachi Malik in straight units.

– Kamesh Srinivasan

Bhambri-Goransson beat Gille-Zielinski in Indian Wells

Yuki Bhambri in partnership with Andre Goransson of Sweden beat Sander Gille of Belgium and Jan Zielinski of Poland 3-6, 7-6(5), [10-8] within the doubles first spherical of the $13,042,410 ATP tennis match in Indian Wells, USA, on Monday.

The Indo-Swedish pair, which was one of many 4 groups to make a last-minute entry owing to the withdrawal of 4 different groups, will problem the second seeds Harri Heliovaara of Finland and Henry Patten of Britain within the pre-quarterfinals.

– Kamesh Srinivasan

ATHLETICS

Haryana’s 16-year-old Nishchay stamps his authority in throwing occasions

Haryana’s 16-year-old shot putter Nishchay was the star attraction on the second day of the twentieth Nationwide Youth Athletics Championships on the Patliputra Sports activities Complicated in Patna on Tuesday.

A day after successful the discus throw gold, the younger Haryana thrower clinched the highest prize in shot put to swell his medal tally within the age group competitors, which will even act as remaining choice to choose the nationwide staff for subsequent month’s Asian Youth Athletics Championships in Saudi Arabia.

Nishchay’s gold medal successful throw in shot put was 18.93m and much forward of his nearest rival.

“He (Nishchay) has potential to grow to be a very good thrower in future,” N. Ramesh, chief junior athletics coach, stated.

Akhand Pratap Singh of Uttar Pradesh (17.97m) and Harpratap Singh from Punjab (17.40m) received the silver and bronze medals respectively.

Nishchay was excited to have crossed the 60m mark (62.14m) within the discus, however was a bit dissatisfied to have missed the 19m mark in shot put.

“My objective in shot put was to attain my private better of 19 plus however I missed it,” the promising thrower lamented.

-PTI

GOLF

Rookie Lavanya takes one-shot lead in sixth leg of WPGT

A birdie on the 18th helped rookie Lavanya Jadon take a one-shot lead with a rating of 2-under 70 within the first spherical of sixth leg, within the Hero Ladies’s Professional Golf Tour on the DLF Golf and Nation Membership on Tuesday.

Lavanya had 5 birdies towards three bogeys in her spectacular spherical.

The Hero of Benefit chief, Sneha Singh, who had received the title within the second and third legs, was four-under by 13 holes, following the one eagle of the day on the second gap, other than 5 birdies. Nonetheless, she had 5 bogeys and a double bogey on the fifth. A birdie on the 18th helped her to joint second 1-under 71 with newbie Anvvi Dahhiya.

The champion of the final two tournaments, Vani Kapoor had a par spherical to be positioned fourth. She had birdies on the ninth and 14th, and bogeys on the eighth and 18th.

-Kamesh Srinivasan