TENNIS
Bollipalli-Barrientos pair exits French Open
Rithvik Bollipalli’s seek for his maiden win in a Grand Slam predominant draw continued because the Indian and his Colombian companion Nicolas Barrientos suffered a tame straight set defeat within the French Open males’s doubles opening spherical on Wednesday.
Canada’s Gabriel Diallo and Briton Jacob Fearnley, who knocked out Stanislas Wawrinka within the singles on Monday, dominated the competition, profitable 6-0, 6-2 in simply 56 minutes at Courtroom 8.
Bollipalli and Barrientos, who received the ATP 250 Chile Open in March, struggled to serve properly and make returns, giving away straightforward factors to their rivals. Usually the Indo-Colombian combo left the hole on the court docket for its rival to take advantage of.
Later within the day, India’s Yuki Bhambri, Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji will even be in motion within the males’s doubles.
– PTI
SQUASH
Anahat reaches ultimate of British Open qualifiers
Anahat Singh breezed previous England’s Millie Tomlinson into the ultimate of the British Open qualifiers in Birmingham on Thursday.
The 17-year-old Anahat, ranked 57th, beat thirteenth seed and World No. 71 Tomlinson 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-4) in 24 minutes to seal her spot within the summit conflict. The rising Indian will face both third-seeded Frenchwoman Marie Stephan, World No. 50, for a spot in the primary draw of the celebrated event.
Ramit Tandon (World No. 35), Abhay Singh (World No. 38) and Velavan Senthilkumar (World No. 45) have certified for the primary draw of the occasion, which takes place from Might 31 to June 8, on the premise of their PSA Rankings.
– Group Sportstar
GOLF
Ranveer tied 4th after opening spherical of APGC Junior Golf Championship
Ranveer Mitroo led the Indian cost by carding a gentle two-under 69 to be positioned tied fourth after the opening spherical of the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation Junior Championship right here.
The Indian Golf Union (IGU) has despatched a four-member workforce to compete within the prestigious event.
The 16-year-old Ranveer started his spherical with birdies on the second and fifth holes earlier than stumbling upon a bogey on the ninth on Tuesday.
The Delhi novice bogeyed on the sixteenth after six straight pars however the junior India primary for 2024 confirmed glimpses of high kind by making fast amends with back-to-back birdies on the remaining two holes for his eventual tally.
“I made some good recoveries but additionally some foolish errors. I feel an general enchancment about decision-making and execution is one thing I might wish to work on,” the teenager stated of his efficiency on the day.
His compatriot Krish Chawla, the present junior India No.1, was positioned tied sixteenth after carding a modest one-over 72.
Krish had a topsy-turvy spherical as he sank an eagle and three birdies in opposition to three bogeys and a triple bogey.
The Indian pair of Ranveer and Krish had been positioned fifth within the boys workforce competitors with a mixed complete of one-under 141. The Australian duo of Hamish Farquharson and Cooper Giddings had been positioned on high of the standings with an general tally of three-under 139.
Within the ladies’ occasion, Delhi’s Kashika Mishra posted a one-over 73 to be positioned tied tenth. Her compatriot Saanvi Somu completed first spherical in joint seventeenth spot.
Within the blended workforce occasion, the Indian pair of Ranveer and Kashika had been mendacity joint seventh at even-par 142.
MOTORSPORT
Saldanha and Murthy win RC2.1 class in RAAT Rally of Thailand
Indian rally driver Jason Saldanha and co-driver PVS Murthy dished out a commanding efficiency within the second spherical of the RAAT Rally of Thailand to clinch general second place and a win within the RC 2.1 class to emerge because the front-runners within the 2025 worldwide rally season.
In 2023, Saldanha turned the primary Indian to win a category title within the RAAT Rally of Thailand and has since continued his upward trajectory.
“The roads had been extraordinarily slippery because of the rains. It was one of many hardest occasions… Only one mistake might have ended it for us,” stated Saldanha, who hails from Sakleshpur, a small city in Karnataka.
Veteran co-driver Murthy, with 25 years of rally expertise, performed a key function with exact tempo notes and regular calls, enabling Saldanha to push the boundaries safely throughout all phases.
With this consequence, Saldanha leads the 2025 Total Championship with a 10-point margin over Thailand’s Mana Pornsiricherd, and dominates the RC 2.1 class with 40 factors, properly forward of the second-placed driver, who has 15.
Spherical 3 of the RAAT Thailand Rally Championship might be held at Sa Kaeo, Thesaban Mueang, from July 18 to twenty.
– PTI
INDIAN FOOTBALL
Punjab FC secures AIFF U-15 Junior League title
Punjab FC beat metropolis rivals Minerva Academy FC 1-0 to clinch the AIFF U-15 Junior League 2024-25 title within the finals which was performed in Jamshedpur on Wednesday on the JRD Tata Advanced.
A primary half strike from Keisham Bikash Singh was sufficient for the membership to safe its second youth league title of the season, after the Beneath-17 aspect received the AIFF U-17 Elite Youth League earlier this month.
– Group Sporstar