Indian sports activities wrap, April 26: Nayar, Paras Mhambrey be a part of T20 Mumbai League 2025 as mentors

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Nayar, Paras Mhambrey be a part of T20 Mumbai League 2025 as mentors

Season 3 is scheduled to happen on the Wankhede Stadium from Could 26 to June 8

Abhishek Nayar and Paras Mhambrey joined T20 Mumbai league 2025 as mentors, the state affiliation (MCA) introduced on Saturday.

Whereas Nayar has been appointed mentor for Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals, Mhambrey be a part of ARCS Andheri.

Aside from them, the T20 league will even characteristic seasoned names like Omkar Salvi (SoBo Mumbai Falcons), Rajesh Pawar (ARCS Andheri), Atul Ranade (Triumph Knights Mumbai North East), Amit Dani (Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals), Prashant Shetty (Eagle Thane Strikers), Pravin Tambe (North Mumbai Panthers) and Vinod Raghvan (Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburbs) as head coaches. Namo Bandra Blasters head coach is but to be introduced.

– Staff Sportstar

SHOOTING

Shambhavi takes double gold on the twenty third Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Capturing Championship

Shambhavi Kshirsagar of Maharashtra trumped world championship medallists, Olympic finalists and nationwide champions, on her solution to successful the ladies’s 10m air rifle occasion of the twenty third Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Capturing Championship (twenty third KSSM), at Delhi’s Dr. Karni Singh Capturing vary.

The 16-year-old, who was fifth within the junior worlds in Lima final yr, topped {qualifications} with a excessive 633.5, earlier than closing with a superb 10.8 for her final shot of the 24-shot remaining, to outgun Haryana’s Ramita, a Paris Olympic finalist. World championship bronze medallist Mehuli Ghosh of West Bengal received bronze.

She was, in truth, the star of Saturday on the Karni Singh, coming again later to take the silver within the junior ladies’s occasion and a second gold within the youth ladies’s competitors.

The one to cherish could be the senior ladies’s crown absolutely, the place she discovered herself alongside Mehuli, Ramita, Ananya Naidu, the lately topped nationwide champion and Shreya Agrawal, a junior world championship medallist, amongst others.

Heading into the ultimate two photographs of the 24-shot decider, it was Ramita who led by 0.1. Each shooters then shot equivalent 10.2s for his or her 23 ^rd shot, however then Shambhavi’s remaining salvo left the Olympian means brief with a complete of 252.1 to the winner’s 252.9. Mehuli had bowed out after the 22 ^nd with 231.0.

Ramita nonetheless acquired one again on Shambhavi, successful the following junior ladies’s remaining over her by an even bigger margin of 1.5. Manya Mittal of Uttar Pradesh was third.

To Shambhavi’s credit score, she didn’t let that deter her and displaying dedication, she got here again but once more to take the youth ladies’s crown, this time over Nidhi Mittal of Karnataka with a tally of 253.6. Nidhi was 1.8 behind whereas Madhya Pradesh’s Gautami Bhanot was third.

The senior qualification subject attracted a complete of 411 shooters.

-Staff Sportstar

BOXING

India assured 43 medals at Asian age-group Boxing Championships

India has confirmed 43 medals on the inaugural Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships, organised by the newly recognised Asian Boxing physique underneath World Boxing, with 4 extra pugilists punching their means into the semifinals on Day 7 in Amman. India is now assured of at the least 25 medals within the U-15 class and 18 within the U-17, as all semifinalists are assured bronze.

Aman Siwach (63kg) and Devansh (80kg) led the cost within the U-17 boys’ part, each securing Referee Stopped Contest (RSC) wins over opponents from the Philippines and Jordan, respectively, within the final set of quarterfinals bouts.

Within the ladies’ division, Simranjeet Kaur (60kg) posted a commanding 5-0 win over Jordan’s Aya Alhasanat, whereas Himanshi (70kg) ended her bout within the very first spherical with an RSC towards Palestine’s Farah Abou Layla, becoming a member of their cohorts within the penultimate spherical.

– Staff Sportstar

TENNIS

AITA U-18 Nationwide sequence: High seed Swaraaj beats Ribhav in boys remaining

High seed Swaraaj Dhamdhere beat Ribhav Saroha 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 within the boys remaining of the AITA Nationwide sequence under-18 tennis match on the CLTA Advanced on Saturday.

Qualifier Ranjhana Sangram received the ladies title as Nainika Bendram retired after 5 video games.

-Kamesh Srinivasan

GOLF

Shubhankar Sharma falters in second spherical, misses lower in China

India’s Shubhankar Sharma was unable to construct on his good begin as he shot 3-over 75 within the second spherical and missed the lower on the Hainan Traditional golf match.

His 69-75 meant he was even par for 2 rounds.

As play on the second day was suspended as a result of darkness, Sharma’s destiny was left hanging, however early within the morning when play resulted in spherical two, the Indian was on the mistaken facet of the lower line.

Sharma had 4 bogeys and a birdie throughout the second spherical with the only birdie approaching the third and the bogeys on the primary, fourth, ninth and the tenth holes.

Sharma has had a tough begin to the yr as he didn’t make the lower in his first 4 occasions earlier than he discovered rhythm and made the lower within the subsequent 4 together with the Hero Indian Open.

The Volvo China Open final week marked a downturn in fortunes as he didn’t make the lower there.

Sean Crocker (67-68) was in lead at nine-under with Elvis Smylie (68-68) subsequent at eight-under. Six gamers have been tied at seven-under and that included Jack Senior, Martin Couvra, Daniel Hillier, Fabrizio Zanotti, Edorardo Molinari and Kiradech Aphibarnrat.

Day one chief Haotong Li had a tricky second day as he hit three-over par 75 after a primary spherical 66 to fall right down to T-Twenty seventh.

– PTI

Aditi Ashok more likely to make lower at Chevron Traditional

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok endured a tough second day on the Chevron Championship at The Woodlands, USA, as she completed with a spherical of two-over par 74.

Put alongside her first spherical even par 72, she was two-over for 36 holes and on the lower line.

Although there are 9 gamers but to complete the second spherical, Aditi ought to make the lower on the road.

Current Epson Tour graduate Yan Liu held onto the highest spot on the finish of the second spherical as Haeran Ryu slipped down the order to tied sixth.

Yan Liu performed even par for the day as she made three bogeys and a uncommon albatross on the entrance 9. On the again 9 Liu dropped a bogey on the seventeenth and picked a birdie on the 18th.

Lindy Duncan moved up 32 locations with a spherical of 5 underneath par to sit down at tied second alongside Sarah Schmelzel, Mao Saigo and Hyo Joo Kim.

High-ranked Nelly Korda rallied late within the afternoon to make the lower in her title defence, following a gap 77 with a 68. She received final yr at The Membership at Carlton Woods for the final of her record-tying 5 straight victories.

Aditi had two birdies and 4 bogeys. She began her spherical with bogeys on the primary and second holes after which a birdie on the eighth gap. On the again 9 she had a bogey on the eleventh and thirteenth holes and a birdie on the twelfth gap for a complete of 74.

To date in 2025, Aditi has made the lower in two of the three occasions she has performed, and her greatest end for the yr was a tied thirty fourth on the Founders Cup offered by U.S. Virgin Islands.

– PTI

Theegala and Rai in high 10 at Zurich Traditional

Sahith Theegala holed a 10-footer for an eagle and together with his teammate Aaron Rai, he moved into high 10 with a second spherical 69 on the Zurich Traditional of New Orleans.

They have been enjoying the alternate shot format.

The Indian-origin pair had a birdie on the primary, an eagle on the second and a birdie on the seventh. They dropped a shot on the fifth and parred the remaining holes, together with all 9 on the again stretch.

Akshay Bhatia, who with Theegala, is signed up with Hero, missed the lower as he performed with Carson Younger.

PGA TOUR rookies Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo shot a 3-under 69 in alternate-shot play to stay atop the leaderboard.

Defending champions Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry have been six strokes again.

Salinda and Velo had a 17-under 127 at breezy TPC Louisiana after breaking the match better-ball document with a 58 on Thursday within the TOUR’s solely group occasion. Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin have been a stroke again after a 66.

The groups will play higher ball Saturday and alternate shot Sunday.

Enjoying the again 9 first, Salinda and Velo made the flip at 1 over, then rallied with 4 birdies on the simpler entrance 9.

Novak is coming off a playoff loss final week to Justin Thomas within the RBC Heritage, his second straight top-three end.

McIlroy, making his first begin since successful the Masters, and Lowry have been tied for sixteenth at 11 underneath after a 69. The Irish stars eagled the par-5 second and performed the primary 12 holes in 6 underneath. They have been 3 over on the final six, dropping strokes on the par-4 thirteenth, par-3 seventeenth and par-5 18th.

Danish equivalent twins Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard have been third at 15 underneath after a 70. They shot 59 on Thursday.

– PTI

Angad Cheema wins Kapil Dev Grant Thornton Invitational

Chandigarh golfer Angad Cheema fired a six-under 66 to win the Kapil Dev Grant Thornton Invitational, his fourth Professional title, on the Status Golfshire Membership in Bengaluru on Saturday.

Cheema’s (66-64-66) elegant remaining spherical effort helped him for a complete 20-under 196 within the 54-hole occasion as he clinched his third win on the PGTI foremost tour by a two-stroke margin.

The victory noticed the 35-year-old pocketed Rs 30 lakh for his effort that additionally propelled him to tenth place within the PGTI Order of Benefit from twenty eighth.

Pranavi Urs (71-65-72) had one of the best end among the many woman professionals as she ended the match in tied 18th place with a complete of eight-under 208.

-PTI

MOTORSPORTS

Karna Kadur and Musa Sherif High the Leaderboard of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship

Reigning nationwide champion Karna Kadur, together with co-driver Musa Sheri,f continued their dominance, topping 4 of the 5 particular phases right this moment within the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) India Spherical promoted by Vamcy Merl, which is being held right here on the Madras Worldwide Circuit.

Kadur and Sherif, representing Arka Motorsports, elevated their in a single day lead on defending APRC winners and teammates Harkrishan Wadia and Kunal Kashyap. They topped right this moment’s first stage, the brief 4.9km Particular Stage (SS) 3 and adopted up by setting the quickest time within the 19k.2km in SS2. Nevertheless, the pair misplaced 5.9 seconds in SS3, however that didn’t matter a lot in the long run, as Karna Kadur switched up gears and took an enormous lead within the final two phases, which have been the Avisa stage and the Observe stage, to high the time sheets on the penultimate day of the competitors.

Wadia and Kashyap completed the day in second place, adopted by two-time Nationwide champion Amittrajit Ghosh and co-driver Ashwin Naik, additionally of Arka Motorsports completed in third place. Regardless of having points with the gasoline pump, Ghosh, who was trailing in sixth place, bounced again to complete third on the finish of the day. By the way, the highest 4 locations on the leaderboard belong to drivers from Arka Motorsports.

The APRC will conclude tomorrow with 5 extra particular phases, on the finish of which the winner shall be determined.

-Staff Sportstar

TENNIS

Zeel Desai enters singles remaining in Tunisia

Fifth seed Zeel Desai beat second-seeded Arabella Koller of Austria 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 within the semifinals of the $15,000 ITF ladies’s tennis match in Monastir, Tunisia, on Saturday.

Zeel will problem her doubles accomplice Anastasiia Gureva within the remaining. The highest seeded Zeel and Anastasiia misplaced the doubles remaining in straight units to 3rd seeds Abigail Rencheli and Hibah Shaikh of USA.

Within the $60,000 Challenger in Ivory Coast, Prajwal Dev made the doubles remaining in partnership with Aleksandre Bakshi of Georgia.

-Kamesh Srinivasan

Asia U-14 championship: Jensi Kanabar units remaining conflict with Lim Yerin

Jensi Kanabar beat Solar Jiarui of China 6-3, 7-5 within the ladies semifinals of the Asian under-14 Growth tennis championship on the DLTA Advanced on Saturday.

Within the remaining, Jensi will play high seed Lim Yerin of Korea who stopped a combating Srishti Kiran for the lack of three video games.

– Staff Sportstar

CUE SPORT

Kotwani, Habib in foremost draw of CCI Billiards

Hitesh Kotwani confirmed nice contact to effortlessly get the higher of Vivek Narayan and qualify for the principle draw of the CCI Billiards Traditional in Mumbai on Saturday.

On the Wilson Jones Billiards corridor, Kotwani got here up with important breaks of 80, 55 and 52 within the second spherical of qualifying to win 430-266.

In one other second-round qualifying match, veteran Tamil Nadu challenger Rafat Habib prevailed over Shubham Randhe 248-210.

Habib’s efforts of 73 and 63 noticed him preserve forward of Randhe, who put up a robust combat and managed a break of 66.

Nikhil Ghadge managed to beat a spirited Piroze Patel, snatching a 192-153 win to additionally affirm a berth in the principle draw.

– PTI