Indian Sports activities Wrap, Might 24: Hitaashee rises to fourth at Jabra Women; Shubhankar, Veer miss lower in Belgium

GOLF

Rookie Hitaashee rises to fourth with day’s greatest spherical

Indian rookie Hitaashee Bakshi registered her greatest spherical on the Women European Tour as she performed 5 below 66 to rise to tied fourth on the second day of the Jabra Women Open 2025 right here.

Hitaashee with 72-66 was four-under and three behind the chief, Chiara Tamburlini of Switzerland, who had rounds of 67 and 68.

Hitaashee’s 66 was the very best card of he day.

As Hitaashee moved into competition, the opposite three Indians Diksha Dagar (71) at T-30, Avani Prashanth (72) at T-35 and Tvesa Malik (70) at T-43 additionally made the lower. That made it 4 out of 4 Indians into the ultimate spherical.

Enjoying her first season on a restricted card, Hitaashee, who was T-12 at Dutch Women Open final week, landed six birdies in opposition to one bogey.

Hitaashee began on the fifteenth, which is the beginning of the again 9 of the Evian Golf Resort, with a birdie and added another on the seventeenth. She birdied the primary and the third and once more the sixth and eighth. Her sole bogey got here in between on the fourth.

Diksha, who had a Prime-10 final week, performed an excellent par spherical of 71 with 4 birdies and 4 bogeys for the spherical. with a complete rating of one-over par for 2 days.

Avani Prashanth performed one-over par 72 for the second day in a row to shut the day at 2-over for 2 days and was T-35. Avani had a double bogey on the primary, which was her 14th gap and a birdie on the fourth, which was her seventeenth gap.

The chief after two days is Chiara Tamburlini of Switzerland. Chiara after a 68 has a complete rating of seven below par.

-PTI

Shubhankar, Veer miss lower in Belgium

Indian golfers Shubhankar Sharma and Veer Ahlawat have did not make the lower at Soudal Open 2025 right here.

It was a tough two days for the Indians as Ahlawat improved on his first 74 with a 69, however nonetheless fell wanting the lower which was set at one-under. Sharma carded 74-72 and totalled 4-over, means off the lower mark of one-under.

Ahlawat had 5 birdies in opposition to three bogeys and Sharma had three birdies in opposition to 4 bogeys.

On the finish of the second spherical Ewen Ferguson of Scotland led the sector by three photographs with a complete rating of 11 below par.

-PTI

Aditi Ashok tied twenty fifth at midway mark in Mexico

India’s Aditi Ashok performed a second straight spherical of even par 72 to remain in tied twenty fifth place on the Mexico Riviera Maya Open on the LPGA Tour in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.

The 27-year-old Indian, who has had a really modest season, had three birdies and three bogeys within the spherical.

Aditi has performed six occasions previous to this week and made the lower in 4 of them, however has not completed in Prime-30 with the very best being a tied thirty first at Black Desert Championship.

In the meantime, LPGA rookie Jenny Bae made it by means of an up-and-down stretch across the flip with a birdie on the par-5 18th gap for an additional 3-under 69, giving her a one-shot lead going into the weekend.

The match is the final one earlier than the U.S. Girls’s Open at Erin Hills.

-PTI

All three Indians miss lower in Korea

In a disappointing outing for Indian golfers, the trio of Yuvraj Sandhu, Jeev Milkha Singh and SSP Chawrasia missed the lower on the Kolon Korea Open on the Asian Tour in Incheon on Saturday.

Sandhu (73-77) was tied 94th, Jeev (77-80) was tied a hundred and twenty fifth and Chawrasia withdrew within the second spherical after a primary spherical 81.

Thailand’s Poom Saksansin, one of many shortest hitters within the subject enjoying one of many longest and hardest programs of the season, took the third-round lead.

Poom, a four-time winner on the Asian Tour, returned a two-under-par 69, and was helped by a superb day on the greens, to guide by one, on seven below.

-PTI

Saptak Talwar makes lower, lies Thirty sixth in Denmark

Indian golfer Saptak Talwar shot an eagle on a Par-4 on approach to a 3-under 69 as he made the lower comfortably on the Danish Golf Problem at Bogense Golf Membership.

Talwar, who’s dividing his time between the Lodge Planner Tour — the second stage Tour to the DP World Tour — and the Indian Tour, had an eagle and three birdies in opposition to two bogeys in his card of 69. He had a 73 within the first spherical and at 2-under, he was Tied-Thirty sixth.

Calum Fyfe took a two-stroke lead heading into the weekend. The Scotsman fired a powerful eight-under par 64 on day one and went on to signal for a five-under par second spherical of 67, which included six birdies, to get to 13 below par for the match.

-PTI

SHOOTING

Junior World Cup: Shambhavi, Ojasvi make it 1-2 for India in ladies’s 10m air rifle

India recorded a shocking 1-2 end within the ladies’s 10m air rifle last after two 16-year-old shooters — Shambhavi Kshirsagar and Ojasvi Thakur — had been engaged in a eager tussle within the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, on Saturday.

Their efforts helped India regain the highest spot within the standings with two gold, three silver and three bronze medals.

Shambhavi scored 253.0 within the 24-shot last for gold whereas Ojasvi was 1.2 behind in second place. Early chief Carlota Salafia of Italy was third with 230.5, bowing out after 22 photographs.

It was a fruitful day for India as Naraen Pranav gained bronze within the males’s 10m air rifle and Mukesh Nelavalli adopted it up with a third-place end within the males’s 25m rapid-fire pistol.

Within the morning, the 2 Indians topped the 60-shot qualification spherical with super-hot scores. Shambhavi shot 633.1 within the first relay as Ojasvi trumped her with a 633.2 to prime the sector.

With a finals subject comprising world primary and double Paris medallist Huang Yuting of China apart from Olympian Manon Herbulot of France, it was going to be a tricky last.

The 2 Indians, nevertheless, shot like a dream, persistently firing excessive 10s.

The duo was joint second after the primary five-shot sequence, first and third respectively after the second and by the twelfth single shot was 1-2 however with the sector nonetheless intently huddled.

Whereas Shambhavi by no means let go of her lead, Ojasvi did go all the way down to fourth momentarily after the sixteenth shot however an ideal 10.9 in her seventeenth took her again to 3rd.

Shambhavi herself was in super kind, firing a ten.9 in her sixteenth and by the top of the 18th, the 2 Indians had been firmly again in gold and silver positions.

To her credit score, Carlotta did pose a late problem to Ojasvi but it surely was duly buried because the Indians closed out with 5 excessive 10s of their final eight photographs collectively. The bottom they’d shot over 48 makes an attempt was a ten.0, by no means going into the 9s even as soon as.

The gold within the males’s 25m rapid-fire pistol went to Thomas Chinours of France after he overcame Lukasz Kopiwoda of Poland within the second shoot-off spherical. Each had tied for 26 hits after the eight sequence of 5 rapid-fire photographs.

The bronze was picked up by India’s Mukesh Nelavalli who shot 22, bowing out after the seventh sequence.

After beginning at thirteenth on the grid following a sedate precision spherical on Friday, Mukesh shot a 289 within the second rapid-fire spherical on Saturday morning to log 573 as his last whole. He then needed to wait until the final group to complete to substantiate his place among the many prime six.

Regardless of 4 athletes ending on the identical rating of 573, Mukesh scraped by means of to clinch the sixth and last spot, on increased rely of hits within the interior 10 ring.

The ultimate proved to be much more pulsating. On the outset, the complicated digital scoring system malfunctioned and it was troublesome within the preliminary levels to gauge the precise rating of the six athletes.

As issues settled from the third sequence, it turned out that Mukesh had been among the many gradual starters with one of many two Hungarians Mate Redecsi main within the early levels earlier than Chinours and Kopiwoda caught up with him.

An ideal 5 within the fourth sequence redeemed Mukesh and he adopted it up with a four-hits sequence because the Kiril Tsukanov turned the primary to be eradicated with the Akos Karoly Nagy following swimsuit.

One other 5 within the sixth sequence tied him at 19 hits with Mate and the duo went to the match’s first shoot-off. One spherical wouldn’t be sufficient as each shot three greens, however the Indian shot three once more within the second shoot-off spherical because the Hungarian succumbed with two hits to his title.

India’s sixth medal and second of the day was assured.

– PTI

FOOTBALL

Pranjal Bhumij extends keep at Rajasthan United until 2027

Rajasthan United FC midfielder Pranjal Bhumij has prolonged his contract with the membership till 2027, the membership introduced on Friday.

The previous Mumbai Metropolis FC, Odisha FC, and Punjab FC participant from Assam joined the membership in 2024 and have become a primary crew common for the I-League facet.

I’ve performed for some massive golf equipment in India, however Rajasthan United looks like house. The imaginative and prescient right here is obvious, and the setting is all about progress and unity,” Bhumij stated.

“I’m proud to be a part of this journey and wish to give the whole lot for this membership and its unbelievable followers & need that trophy house this season.”

-Workforce Sportstar

TENNIS

Karan Singh beats Kriish Tyagi in ITF males’s semifinals in Tashkent

Prime seed Karan Singh beat compatriot Kriish Tyagi 6-3, 6-4 within the semifinals of the $15,000 ITF males’s tennis match in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Saturday.

Within the last, Karan, who had gained the title final week in Iran, will play Renta Tokuda of Japan.

Within the $30,000 ITF ladies’s occasion in Orlando, USA, Dasha Plekhanova of Canada stopped Riya Bhatia in three units within the quarterfinals. Later, Dasha partnered with Jenny Duerst to beat Riya and Elena-Teodora Cadar within the doubles semifinals.

It was a tough day for Indian doubles, as two groups misplaced Challenger finals, and one misplaced the ITF males’s last, all within the tremendous tie-break.

-Kamesh Srinivasan

CRICKET

T20 Mumbai League ticket gross sales begins on-line: MCA

Sale of tickets for T20 Mumbai – a franchise league that may witness a few of Mumbai’s main T20 stars in motion – has begun on-line, the Mumbai Cricket Affiliation introduced on Saturday.

In line with the assertion, the tickets for the 23 matches – to be performed on the Wankhede Stadium and Dr. D.Y. Patil Stadium from June 4 to 12 – have been priced at Rs. 100, Rs. 300 and Rs. 400 every. The tickets will be bought by means of District by Zomato web site or app.

T20 Mumbai will return after a six-year hiatus, with the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, and Prithvi Shaw set to guide varied groups. The match will function eight groups, with every crew enjoying 5 league video games earlier than the semifinals and the ultimate.

– Workforce Sportstar

BOXING

Thailand Open: Sanju MS, Pawan Bartwal advance

Nationwide Video games bronze medallist Sanju MS and silver winner Pawan Bartwal gained their respective bouts on the 4th Thailand Open Worldwide Boxing match in Bangkok on Saturday.

Sanju relied on her aggression to decimate her Japanese opponent Sarii Kokufu 5:0 and attain the quarterfinals of the ladies’s 60kg weight class whereas Military man and nationwide silver medallist Bartwal blended his aggressive intent with high quality defence to get the higher of native challenger Thanarat Saengphet 4:1 within the opening spherical of the boys’s 55 kg bout.

India has fielded a 19-member contingent for the match, held below the aegis of World Boxing, and which has boxers from powerhouses like China, Kazakhastan, Uzbekistan, South Korea and host Thailand.

Sanju, who has made a shift to conventional boxing after profitable laurels in kick-boxing, went all weapons blazing from the primary spherical itself in opposition to Kokufu.

The 25-year-old Indian landed a flurry of punches on the Japanese’s face within the second minute of the primary spherical and the referee needed to name for trip.

The Japanese was then given a countdown on the finish of the second spherical and Sanju simply needed to preserve her higher hand within the third to advance to the subsequent spherical.

Within the first bout of the day, Bartwal started cautiously within the opening spherical and his barely passive method meant that regardless of touchdown a couple of blows, Saengphet seemed forward after the primary spherical.

However the Indian modified gears within the second spherical, touchdown a flurry of his one-two mixture punches to unsettle his opponent and acquire the higher hand.

Each the boxers got here out swinging at first of the third and last spherical however Bartwal quickly took management by counter-attacking each time the Thai dropped his guard to win a 4:1 verdict.

Within the day’s different matches, Nikhil (60kg), Amit Kumar (65kg) and Hemant Yadav (70kg) had been knocked out within the opening spherical.

– Workforce Sportstar

CHESS

CUSAT chess: Profitable begin for GM Mikulas

Slovakia’s Manik Mikulas, the primary Grandmaster to play within the CUSAT all-India FIDE-rated chess match, opened his marketing campaign with a win over Kerala’s Abid Naazim Abdulla on the CUSAT campus in Kochi on Saturday.

Later, within the night, the top-seeded Mikulas prevailed over Puducherry’s Aravind Dhavantri within the second spherical. 

– Stan Rayan