BOXING
Seven Indians attain U-17 finals at Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships
Six girls have been among the many seven Indian boxers who booked their place within the U-17 finals as India continued its sturdy exhibiting on the Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan.
India now has 21 boxers, throughout the U-15 and U-17 classes, who will struggle for the gold medal.
The U-17 girls boxers delivered a dominant show, and have been led by Ahaana Sharma (50 kg), who stormed into the ultimate with a first-round knockout victory over Kyrgyzstan’s Akmaral Amantaieva.
Khushi Chand (44–46 kg) edged Ukraine’s Oleksandra Cherevata 3-2, whereas Jannat (54 kg), Simranjeet Kaur (60 kg), Harsika (63 kg), and Anshika (80+ kg) additionally registered commanding wins to verify their spot within the closing bouts.
Within the males’s U-17 part, Devansh (80 kg) placed on a composed efficiency to defeat Vietnam’s Nguyen Trong Tien 4-1 and safe his place within the closing.
DAY 9 RESULTS
Males’s U-17 – Semifinals
48 kg: Meetei Ambekar Lairenlakpam (IND) misplaced to Zobeir Eisazehi (IRI) – WP 1:4
50 kg: Aman Dev (IND) misplaced to Khalif Rassul (KAZ) – WP 0:5
52 kg: Tikam Singh (IND) misplaced to Temirali Temirbayev (KAZ) – WP 0:5
54 kg: Udham Singh Raghav (IND) misplaced to Bobomurod Boymirzaev (UZB) – WP 0:5
57 kg: Rahul Gariya (IND) misplaced to Zubair Akramov (KGZ) – WP 0:5
63 kg: Aman Siwach (IND) misplaced to Saidkhuja Sadillakhujaev (UZB) – WP 0:5
80 kg: Devansh (IND) def. Nguyen Trong Tien (VIE) – WP 4:1
Girls’s U-17 – Semifinals
44-46 kg: Khushi Chand (IND) def. Oleksandra Cherevata (UKR) – WP 3:2
48 kg: Jiya (IND) misplaced to Nazokat Mardonova (UZB) – WP 2:3
50 kg: Ahaana Sharma (IND) def. Akmaral Amantaieva (KGZ) – KO R1
54 kg: Jannat (IND) def. Balym Gabitkyzy (KAZ) – WP 5:0
60 kg: Simranjeet Kaur (IND) def. Daria Serhiienko (UKR) – WP 5:0
63 kg: Harsika (IND) def. Kateryna Moroz (UKR) – WP 5:0
66 kg: Prachi (IND) misplaced to Dilyara Tursynbek (KAZ) – WP 0:5
70 kg: Himanshi (IND) misplaced to Kamila Ospanova (KAZ) – WP 0:5
75 kg: Sanvi (IND) misplaced to Diana Nadyrbek (KAZ) – WP 0:5
80 kg: Prachi Khatri (IND) misplaced to Friza Tazhibaieva (KAZ) WP 1:4
80+ kg: Anshika (IND) def. Elnura Kongyrat (KAZ) WP 5:0
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Youth Nationwide Boxing Championships
Providers Sports activities Management Board (SSCB) and Haryana dominated the ring within the Youth Males & Girls Nationwide Boxing Championships. SSCB received the workforce gold in males’s class whereas Haryana took the crown within the girls’s class.
The week-long occasion held at Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports activities Complicated, Larger Noida, was additionally a qualifier for the distinguished Beneath-19 Asian Boxing Championship 2025. Twenty female and male boxers, who received gold medals, certified for the upcoming occasion.
Gold medal-winning SSCB workforce.
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Gold medal-winning SSCB workforce.
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Within the males’s workforce class, the SSCB delivered a dominant efficiency to say the workforce gold. Their boxers constantly outclassed opponents throughout completely different weight classes, making certain SSCB completed comfortably on the prime with six gold, one silver and two bronze. REC Restricted fought onerous to safe the second place by securing one gold, three silver and one bronze, whereas Haryana’s spirited marketing campaign earned it the workforce bronze with two particular person gold and bronze every.
Within the girls’s workforce occasion, Haryana emerged as the general champions, securing the workforce gold with a haul of eight medals, which included three gold and 5 silver. Delhi completed shut behind, profitable the workforce silver with 4 gold medals, one silver, and two bronze. Rajasthan rounded off the highest three, taking the workforce bronze with two gold medals and three bronze finishes.
Ultimate Outcomes
Males
47-50kg – Gold: AAKASH BUDWAR (SSCB), Silver: BRIJESH TAΜΤΑ (UTK), Bronze: GANESH (AP), JATIN SHARMA (HAR)
50-55kg – Gold: SHIVAM (SSCB), Silver: JATIN (REC), Bronze: SUNDRAM YADAV (UP), SHIVAM DUBEY (JHA)
55-60kg – Gold: SHUBHAM (HAR), Silver: AARYAN DAHIYA (DEL), Bronze: YAIKHOMBA MOIRANGTHEM (MAN), VAIBHAV JARWAL (MAH)
60-65kg – Gold: MAUSAM SUHAG (SSCB), Silver: JASRIT MOR (MP), Bronze: GOURAV (HAR), SURYANSH SINGH (UP)
65-70kg – Gold: SARTHI SAINI (REC), Silver: PRASHANT (SSCB), Bronze: SAMUEL ZADENG (MIZ), PRAVEEN YADAV (UP)
70-75kg – Gold: RAHUL KUNDU (SSCB), Silver: HARSHVARDHAN YADAV (AP), Bronze: ASHISH KUMAR (DEL), SHUBHDEEP SINGH (PUN)
75-80kg – Gold: LOKESH (HAR), Silver: DIPANSHU (REC), Bronze: DHRUV (SSCB), NIRBAN JYOTI GOGOI (ASM)
80-85kg – Gold: GAURAV (DEL), Silver: SHRIYANSH (PUN), Bronze: TRIDEV (SSCB), VIVAN MANJUNATH (KAR)
85-90kg – Gold: HEMANT SANGWAN (SSCB), Silver: NIKHIL (REC), Bronze: VEDANT (REC), KULJIT SINGH (MAH)
90-90+KGkg – Gold: KRISH (SSCB), Silver: DHRUV (HP), Bronze: HARDIK BALLI (PUN), AKHILESH BEHERA (ORI)
Girls
45-48KGkg – Gold: SUMAN KUMARI (RAJ), Silver: NIDHI (DEL), Bronze: TC MALSAWMKIMI (MIZ), SAMIKSHA SOLANKE (MAH)
48-51KGkg – Gold: YAKSHIKA (HAR), Silver: DNYANDA JAMDAR (MAH), Bronze: SANNU KUMAWAT (RAJ), HIMANI (DEL)
51-54KGkg – Gold: NISHA (RAJ), Silver: SHIKHA (HAR), Bronze: RENU GAHLAWAT (REC), GUNSHALU KHUMBA (MAN)
54-57KGkg – Gold: MUSKAN (PUN), Silver: ARJU (HAR), Bronze: MEVI (HP), GOURI GOSWAMI (DEL)
57-60KGkg – Gold: VINI (HAR), Silver: DIMPLE (UTK), Bronze: S MIHIRA (AP), REVTI UMBARKAR (MAH)
60-65KGkg – Gold: NISHA (HAR), Silver: SANJANA (PUN), Bronze: SIVAPRIYA R (KER), HARISHA GN70 (TN)
65-70KGkg – Gold: AKANSHA PHALASWAL (DEL), Silver: SARIKA (HAR), Bronze: KOMAL MEHTA (UTK), AYUSHI YADAV (MAH)
70-75KGkg – Gold: AARTI KUMARI (DEL), Silver: SANIYA (HAR), Bronze: SHANFIYA S (KER), KANGKU BAJA (ARU)
75-80KGkg – Gold: KRITIKA WASAN (DEL), Silver: MEGHA SHEOKAND (HAR), Bronze: ANISHA SHARMA (RAJ), NOOR (CHD)
80-80+KGkg – Gold: PRACHI TOKAS (DEL), Silver: ANJALI YADAV (UP), Bronze: PRIYAL GARG (RAJ), M PRATHISA (TN)
RUGBY
Senior Males’s Nationwide Rugby 7s Championship 2025 Ultimate
West Bengal beat Haryana 14-12 within the closing of the senior males’s Nationwide Rugby 7s championship on the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati, Assam on Monday.
It was a repeat of final yr’s closing, the place Haryana had triumphed. Bihar took house the bronze medal.
GOLF
Theegala, Rai end creditable 18th in Zurich Basic
Indian-origin golfers Sahith Theegala and Aaron Rai completed a creditable tied 18th after handing over one-under 71 within the closing spherical of the Zurich Basic right here.
The pair signed off with a complete of 21-under 267 as outdated associates Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin mixed to win the title, which was the primary PGA Tour win for each.
They totalled 28-under 260.
Defending champion workforce of Masters winner Rory McIlroy and fellow Irishman Shane Lowry was in competition via 12 holes however finally scored even-par 72 within the closing spherical to mixture 22-under and end tied twelfth.
Theegala, who has been having a modest season, and Rai had two birdies in opposition to a bogey within the closing spherical. Theegala, who’s now being sponsored by the Hero group, has performed 13 occasions and made the minimize in 12. Nevertheless, he has completed within the top-25 solely twice.
On the planet rankings, one other Indian-American Akshay Bhatia was positioned twenty sixth, adopted by Rai (twenty seventh) and Theegala (twenty eighth) originally of the week forward of Zurich Basic.
When it comes to FedEx Cup rankings, Bhatia is thirtieth and Rai is forty second and Theegala is mendacity ninety fifth with a very good a part of the season, together with three Majors, nonetheless forward of them.
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Aditi finishes T-62 at Chevron Championship
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok endured a roller-coaster experience for an even-par 72 within the closing spherical to log out tied 62nd within the Chevron Championship at The Woodlands, Texas.
The Indian professional nearly squeezed via after the second day to make the minimize. Aditi’s rounds have been 72-74-77-72 for a complete of seven-over 295.
On the ultimate day, Aditi conceded two bogeys in opposition to an equal variety of birdies. She began with a bogey on the second gap and instantly bounced again on the third with a birdie.
Nevertheless, one other bogey on the seventh gap pulled her again earlier than she picked up a stroke on the twelfth gap to shut at 72 on Sunday.
The Main was received by Mao Saigo of Japan.
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Lahiri finishes twenty second at LIV Golf Mexico Metropolis
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri returned a card of two-over 73 within the closing spherical to complete T-22 in LIV Golf Mexico Metropolis.
Joaquin Niemann registered his third victory of the season, rallying previous two main champions together with his mom in attendance for the primary time exterior of his native Chile.
The 26-year-old Niemann additionally earned an invitation to the U.S. Open, because of the LIV Golf exemption he clinched with one event to go.
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TABLE TENNIS
India luggage 13 gold medals at South Asian Youth TT Championships
India bagged 13 gold and three silver in a formidable medal haul within the South Asian Youth Desk Tennis Championships in Kathmandu.
The qualification occasion for this yr’s Youth Asian Championships noticed the Indian contingent dominate the competitors throughout numerous classes on Sunday.
The Indian groups grabbed three gold medals within the Beneath-19 women, Beneath-15 boys, and Beneath-15 women sections and made a clear sweep of all six golds within the U-19 and U-15 doubles, together with the blended doubles occasions.
Moreover, India secured 4 gold medals within the U-19 girls and boys singles occasions.
Nevertheless, hosts Nepal claimed the fourth gold within the U-19 boys class. Regardless of a lone loss to Pakistan within the five-team league part, Nepal completed on prime with seven factors, securing three wins and edging out Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, who took second and third place, respectively.
India, having certified for the Youth Asian Youth Championships final yr, didn’t need to discipline its squad within the competitors.
Within the workforce occasions, Pritha Vartikar, Ananya Chande, Hardee Patel, and Diya Bramhachary clinched the U-19 women gold, defeating Nepal 3-1.
Prateeti Paul, Aarushi Nandi, Advika Arawal, and Tanmayee Saha triumphed within the U-15 women class, thrashing Sri Lanka 3-0.
Within the U-19 boys’ singles closing, Kushal Chopda triumphed over fellow Indian R Balamurugan 3-1 to say the gold, because the Indians secured the highest two spots.
Within the U-19 women’ singles, Ananya Chande defeated Pritha Vartikar 3-1 to take the gold, leaving Pritha with the silver.
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HOCKEY
Sixth version of Arjan Singh Memorial Hockey event to start in Chandigarh from April 29
Twelve groups will compete within the sixth version of the Marshal of the Air Pressure Arjan Singh Memorial hockey event to be held in Chandigarh from April 29 to Might 6.
Air Pressure Hockey workforce from Bangladesh can be one of many 12 sides collaborating within the event, Air Marshal S. Sivakumar stated on Monday.
The opposite collaborating groups embody Indian Air Pressure, Chandigarh XI, Punjab & Sind Financial institution, Central Industrial Safety Pressure, Military XI, Indian Navy, Indian Railways and Rail Coach Manufacturing facility.
The event profitable workforce will get a prize cash of Rs. 3 lakh whereas the runner-up aspect will pocket Rs. 2 lakh. The ‘Man of the Match’ for every match will get Rs. 10,000 whereas the participant of the event will pocket Rs. 25,000.
The matches can be performed at Raghbir Singh Bhola Hockey Floor, 3 Base Restore Depot, Air Pressure Station on league-cum-knockout foundation.
Air Pressure Sports activities Management Board has been organising the distinguished hockey event within the reminiscence of legendary late Marshal of the Air Pressure Arjan Singh at 3 BRD, Air Pressure Station, Chandigarh since 2018.
“Contemplating the eminence of the event within the Indian hockey state of affairs and the initiatives being taken by the Air Pressure Sports activities Management Board to encourage hockey in any respect ranges, an all out effort is being made to advertise the occasion,” Sivakumar stated.
Sivakumar stated the organisers are hoping participation of extra abroad groups, together with from the UK, in subsequent yr’s version.
The organisers additionally plan to carry the occasion alternately in Chandigarh and Bengaluru starting subsequent yr, he stated.
Group Captain YS Panghal, Organising Secretary of the occasion, briefed concerning the event.
“Our air warriors have toiled onerous and proved their mettle in any respect aggressive ranges and have introduced laurels to the nation in addition to the Indian Air Pressure,” Panghal stated.
“To advertise hockey, the sport through which our nation has excelled for therefore a few years within the worldwide enviornment and to carry again its glory, it’s strongly felt that there ought to be high quality tournaments within the nation the place rising expertise competes and will get publicity to the fast-paced sport. This has resulted within the evolution of the Marshal of the Air Pressure Arjan Singh Memorial Hockey event since 2018,” Panghal stated.
Air Marshal Vijay Kumar Garg, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Upkeep Command, would be the chief visitor for the opening ceremony on April 29 whereas Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, chief of the Air Employees, will preside over the closing ceremony on Might 6.
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TENNIS
Sendilkumar, Viraj earn wins in U14 Asian event
Coming in as a substitute within the second event, M Sendilkumar fought his option to a 6-7(6), 6-0, 6-3 victory over Gwar Si of Myanmar within the Asian under-14 tennis event on the DLTA Complicated on Monday.
Within the women part, Srishti Kiran had a fluent 6-0, 6-2 victory over Amanda Teng of Malaysia.
The outcomes (first spherical):
Beneath-14 boys: M Sendilkumar bt Gwar Si (Mya) 6-7(6), 6-0, 6-3; Viraj Choudhary bt Ismoiljon Tursunov (Uzb) 6-2, 6-3.
Beneath-14 women: Srishti Kiran bt Amanda Teng (Mas) 6-0, 6-2.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
BASEBALL
Indian Girls qualify for Asia Cup Baseball 2025
India overcame Thailand 6-5 within the Girls’s Baseball Asia Cup Qualifiers Tremendous Spherical to ebook its place within the Asian competitors’s 2025 version.
India had completed prime within the group stage with three wins from three and suffered a solitary loss to Indonesia within the Tremendous Spherical.
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SNOOKER
Aditya fights again to defeat Gohil 4-2 in NSCI Baulkline Snooker
Aditya Shandilya got here from behind to document a 4-2 win over Rushabh Gohil within the first spherical of NSCI Baulkline All-India snooker event right here on Monday.
Down by two frames, Aditya, who’s the son of former world billiards champion Ashok Shandilya, staged a comeback with a few tidy breaks to win the subsequent 4 on the trot.
Outcomes:
Hitesh Maloo beat Kersi Aga 4-2 (74-38, 2-72, 44-57, 69-19, 67-49, 71-31); Arvind Goud beat Jay Tollawala 4-3 (20-66, 52-60, 65-52, 55-43, 9-67, 71-16, 76(61)-33); Hritik Jain beat Chintan Patel 4-0 (71(51)-40, 76-39, 73-28, 77-5); Aditya Shandilaya beat Rushabh Gohil 4-2 (21-56, 31-43, 62-18, 72-71, 83-0, 65-10).
Dhvaj Haria information huge win in CCI Billiards Basic
Dhvaj Haria made a triple century break for a large win by 1040-150 in opposition to Nikhil Ghadge in a Group E match of the CCI Billiards Basic right here on Monday.
Haria constructed a break of 306 and adopted it up with one other century break of 129, moreover substantial efforts of 74,71,70, and 61 for his victory.
In a Group G match, CCI’s Anurag Bagri defeated former nationwide champion Alok Kumar 560-426, whereas seasoned billiards participant Ashok Shandilya recorded a 747-338 victory over Aditya Agrawal in a Group A match.
Outcomes:
Group A: Ashok Shandilya beat Aditya Agrawal 747-338; Group C: Siddharth Parikh bt Nalin Patel 397-391; Group E: Vishal Madan 450-301; Dhvaj Haria beat Nikhil Ghadge 1040; Group F: Rishbah Thakkar beat Arun Agrawal 627-127; Group G: Anurag Bagri beat Alok Kumar 560-426.